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Harry Houdini net worth is $1.7 Million
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Harry Houdini (born Erik Weisz in Budapest, later Ehrich Weiss or Harry Weiss; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-American illusionist and stunt performer, noted for his sensational escape acts. He first attracted notice as "Harry Handcuff Houdini" on a tour of Europe, where he challenged police forces to keep him locked up. Soon he extended his repertoire to include chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, straitjackets under water, and having to hold his breath inside a sealed milk can.In 1904, thousands watched as he tried to escape from special handcuffs commissioned by London's Daily Mirror, keeping them in suspense for an hour. Another stunt saw him buried alive and only just able to claw himself to the surface, emerging in a state of near-breakdown. While many suspected that these escapes were faked, Houdini presented himself as the scourge of fake magicians and spiritualists. As President of the Society of American Magicians, he was keen to uphold professional standards and expose fraudulent artists. He was also quick to sue anyone who pirated his escape stunts.Houdini made several movies, but quit acting when it failed to bring in money. He was also a keen aviator, and aimed to become the first man to fly a plane in Australia.
Full Name
Harry Houdini
Net Worth
$1.7 Million
Date Of Birth
March 24, 1874
Died
October 31, 1926, Detroit, Michigan, United States
Screenwriter, Film producer, Film director, Pilot, Magician, Historian, Illusionist, Stunt Performer
Education
Ehrich Weiss
Spouse
Bess Houdini
Parents
Cecelia Weisz, Mayer Samuel Weisz
Siblings
Theodore Hardeen, Leopold D., Herman M., Gottfried William, Carrie Gladys, Nathan J.
Nicknames
Harry Houdini, Houdini, Harry
IMDB
Movies
The Golden Twenties, Haldane of the Secret Service, The Man from Beyond, Terror Island, The Grim Game, The Master Mystery
Star Sign
Aries
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Quote
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I make the most money, I think, in Russia and Paris, for the people of those countries are so willing to be amused, so eager to see something new and out of the ordinary.
2
In all feats of fire-eating it should be noted that the head is thrown well back, so that the flame may pass out of the open mouth instead of up into the roof, as it would if the head were held naturally.
3
The eating of burning brimstone is an entirely fake performance.
4
The great day of the Fire-eater--or, should I say, the day of the great Fire-eater--has passed.
5
Eating coals of fire has always been one of the sensational feats of the Fire Kings, as it is quite generally known that charcoal burns with an extremely intense heat.
6
To cause the face to appear in a mass of flame make use of the following: mix together thoroughly petroleum, lard, mutton tallow and quick lime. Distill this over a charcoal fire, and the liquid which results can be burned on the face without harm.
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But it must not be thought that I say this out of personal experience: for in the many years that I have been before the public my secret methods have been steadily shielded by the strict integrity of my assistants, most of whom have been with me for years.
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Fire has always been and, seemingly, will always remain, the most terrible of the elements.
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Another method of eating burning coals employs small balls of burned cotton in a dish of burning alcohol.
10
But then, so far as I know, I am the only performer who ever pledged his assistants to secrecy, honor and allegiance under a notarial oath.
11
Flames from the lips may be produced by holding in the mouth a sponge saturated with the purest gasoline.
12
It is still an open question, however, as to what extent exposure really injures a performer.
13
I think that in a year I may retire. I cannot take my money with me when I die and I wish to enjoy it, with my family, while I live. I should prefer living in Germany to any other country, though I am an American, and am loyal to my country.
14
No performer should attempt to bite off red-hot iron unless he has a good set of teeth.
15
My professional life has been a constant record of disillusion, and many things that seem wonderful to most men are the everyday commonplaces of my business.
16
How the early priests came into possession of these secrets does not appear, and if there were ever any records of this kind the Church would hardly allow them to become public.
17
Only one man ever betrayed my confidence, and that only in a minor matter.
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Fact
1
Has been portrayed in films by Tony Curtis and Adrien Brody--both, like Houdini, of Hungarian ancestry.
2
Houdini traveled in the same same show with The Three Keatons, and after a particularly hard fall down the stairs by the (at the time) youngest Keaton, Houdini supposedly said to Joe Keaton, "That's quite a Buster your kid took", which is how Buster Keaton got his name.
3
He was posthumously awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7001 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on October 31, 1975.
4
The image of Houdini dying while attempting to escape from a water tank in the popular movies has overshadowed the real cause of death: a fan testing his body-strength when he was unprepared for the blow, as he would have been doing his act, which resulted in peritonitis. Some water-tank escapologist showmen even introduce their trick as "The one that killed Houdini".
5
Co-founded (with Arthur B. Reeve, John Grey and Louis Grossman) Supreme Pictures Corp. (1919-20), a film production company.
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His original stage name was Eric the Great.
7
Willed his collection of books on magic to the American Society for Psychical Research, on the condition that J. Malcolm Bird, an ASPR official whom he hated, resign. Bird refused, so the books went to the Library of Congress.
8
His will stated that a bronze bust of himself be placed on his tomb to guide his spirit back from "the other side".
9
He is mentioned in the song "Ghost Town" by Cat Stevens.
10
Was fanatically devoted to his mother, Cecilia. When he died, his casket was adorned with a wreath that spelled, "Mother Love," and his head lay on a pillow of Cecilia's letters.
11
Was one of five children of a penniless rabbi who died when Houdini was 18 years old.
12
A common misconception is that his death was caused by a student who tried to test his famously strong stomach muscles by punching him. Although it is true that Houdini was not given sufficient time to prepare himself for the blows, landing him in a hospital, this is not what he died of. He died of diffuse peritonitis, nine days later, despite his appendix being ruptured by the unprovoked assault.
13
Although born in Budapest, Hungary, he often gave his birthplace as Appleton, Wisconsin, where he was raised. Today, his boyhood home there is maintained as a museum.
14
Became the first person to make a successful aircraft flight in Australia. At the time he said he may be forgotton as an escapologist but he would be remembered as an aviation pioneer. [March 1910]
15
Pictured on a USA 37¢ commemorative postage stamp issued in his honor 3 July 2002.
In addition to his career as a stage magician and an escape artist, he also had a part time career as a debunker of mediums and other so called experts of the paranormal. However, his reasons for this campaign included a hope he could find an actual medium that could communicate with the dead.
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Based his stage name on that of the French magician Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, whom he would later denounce as charlatan!
19
Married to his wife three times; first in secret, and then once in each of their respective religions' churches.
