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Escapologists: Harry Houdini, Jim Steranko, Dorothy Dietrich, Tim Ellis, Matt the Knife, Doug Henning, Kristen Johnson, Thomas Solomo

Escapologists: Harry Houdini, Jim Steranko, Dorothy Dietrich, Tim Ellis, Matt the Knife, Doug Henning, Kristen Johnson, Thomas Solomo


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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 31. Chapters: Harry Houdini, Jim Steranko, Dorothy Dietrich, Tim Ellis, Matt the Knife, Doug Henning, Kristen Johnson, Thomas Solomon, Anthony Martin, Dean Gunnarson, Randolph Osborne Douglas, Christian Farla, Tom Lyon, The Great Omani, David Straitjacket, Henry More Smith, Cynthia Morrison, Morgan The Escapist, Jonathan Goodwin, Kuikka-Koponen, Major Zamora, Scott Interrante. Excerpt: Harry Houdini (born Erik Weisz; March 24, 1874 - October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-born American magician and escapologist, stunt performer, actor and film producer noted for his sensational escape acts. He was also a skeptic who set out to expose frauds purporting to be supernatural phenomena. Not yet Houdini, Ehrich Weiss is shown exhibiting his competitive spirit and wearing medals he won as a member of the Pastime Athletic Club track team in New York circa 1890.Harry Houdini was born as Erik Weisz (he later spelled his birth name as Ehrich Weiss) in Budapest, Hungary, on March 24, 1874. From 1907 on, however, Houdini would claim in interviews to have been born in Appleton, Wisconsin, on April 6, 1874. His parents were Rabbi Mayer Samuel Weiss (1829-1892) and his wife, Cecelia (nee Steiner; 1841-1913). Houdini was one of seven children: Herman M. (1863-1885); Nathan J. (1870-1927); Gottfried William (1872-1925); Theodore "Theo" (1876-1945); Leopold D. (1879-1962); and Gladys Carrie (born 1882 - unknown year of death). Weiss came to the United States on July 3, 1878, sailing on the SS Fresia with his mother (who was pregnant) and his four brothers. The family changed the Hungarian spelling of their German surname into Weiss (the German spelling) and the spelling of their son's name into Ehrich. Friends called him "Ehrie" or "Harry." They first lived in Appleton, Wisconsin, where his father served as Rabbi of the Zion Reform...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781230479101
  • Publisher: University-Press.Org
  • Publisher Imprint: University-Press.Org
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 32
  • Spine Width: 2 mm
  • Weight: 77 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1230479104
  • Publisher Date: 12 Sep 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Harry Houdini, Jim Steranko, Dorothy Dietrich, Tim Ellis, Matt the Knife, Doug Henning, Kristen Johnson, Thomas Solomo
  • Width: 189 mm


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