![]() Houdini replied in the affirmative, and Whitehead promptly asked if he could punch him in his gut. After they chatted, Whitehead asked Houdini if it was true that punches in his stomach didn't hurt him. Gordon Whitehead was shown into his dressing room. The story runs like this: Houdini was in Montreal, in his dressing room after a show, when a young American student named J. Be that as it may, the legend of Houdini the magician/escapologist lives on, and if Harry Houdini (born Erich Weiss), the most famous magician/escapologist of all time, lives on as legend fodder to each passing generation, his death has become a key part of that legend. Houdini, in his storied life, was also a moderately successful movie actor (he appeared in several silent shorts) and was also a highly successful airplane pilot -he made the first successful, sustained, powered flight in the continent of Australia. Other facts are ignored or omitted in the movie. The magician was actually a squat, fairly severe-looking Jewish fellow. Houdini himself looked nothing like the Greek god-looking Curtis. This very successful film was a largely fictional account of the life of the great Houdini (even the fact of the magician's physical appearance was untruthful). This fact stems, at least partly, from a hugely popular 1953 film called Houdini starring Tony Curtis. The list is a very short one.īut ask almost anyone on the planet to name a famous magician and take the proverbial "dollars to doughnuts" wager that they'll say "Houdini!" The Houdini legend persists, and indeed, seems to grow larger with each passing year. Visit Eddie at his website or at Facebook.įew men (or women) in any field of human endeavor rise to become the unequivocal, undisputed, unquestioned "top dog" #1 person in that field. The living history performance of Harry Houdini is made possible through the support of The Jacob & Hilda Blaustein Fund for the Enrichment of Jewish Education of The Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore.Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedian, and voiceover artist Eddie Deezen. Learn about booking the performance for a school group here. Learn about booking the performance for an adult group here. Living History Program performances are available for schools, public and private events and can take place at the Museum or outside venues. Performed by professional magician/performer David London, the performance lasts for 40 minutes. Following the performance, audience members will have the opportunity to meet and ask questions with “Harry Houdini” and then with David London. JMM presents its newest living history character and exhibit Inescapable: The Life and Legacy of Harry Houdini. Harry Houdini died on Halloween, 1926 in Detroit, Michigan from peritonitis. In the 1920’s, with the rise in popularity of spiritualism, Houdini dedicated himself to exposing frauds who claimed to be psychics, fortune tellers or mediums who can talk to the dead. He became internationally known for his sensational handcuff and straitjacket escapes. Houdini performed with Bess for decades, traveling across the country many times. In the 1890’s, Houdini performed his act on Coney Island where he met his wife, Bess Rahner. He performed small magic acts and card tricks for extra money and eventually quit his job at the necktie factory and changed his name to Houdini. ![]() After passing through the immigration center at Castle Gardens, Erik Weisz became Ehrich Weiss.Īs a teenager, Ehrich worked as a messenger boy in New York and later in a necktie factory. Two years later, Rabbi Weisz brought the rest of the family to Appleton, Wisconsin where he became the Rabbi of a synagogue there. His father, Meyer Samuel Weisz was a Rabbi who left for America in 1876. Harry Houdini was born Erik Weisz in Budapest, Hungary in 1874. ![]() Harry Houdini is performed by professional magician/performer David London. ![]()
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