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Harry Houdini

Harry Houdini
Houdini in 1899
Personal information
Birth nameErik Weisz
Birth dateMarch 24, 1874
Place of birthBudapest, Hungary
Date of deathOctober 31, 1926(age 52)
Death placeDetroit, Michigan, U.S.
OccupationMagician, escapologist, stunt performer, actor, historian, film producer, pilot, debunker
Years active1891 � 1926

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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.

Harry Houdini Video

A film of Harry Houdini escaping from a straitjacket while hanging upside down.
0.52 min. | 4.84 user rating		 Very rare footage of Harry Houdini suspended 40 feet in the air, escaping from a straight jacket.
0.70 min. | 4.91 user rating		 - documentary -
3.98 min. | 4.86 user rating		 A biography of Harry Houdini performed by kids.
3.03 min. | 4.35 user rating		 The new single from the forthcoming album "Who Killed Harry Houdini?" www.imfrombarcelona.com
3.20 min. | 4.83 user rating
Late 80s classic. Disregard the "Harry WHOdini" title :)
3.77 min. | 4.92 user rating		 Harry houdini performs the escape of a staightjacket, one of his signature magics.
1.02 min. | 4.71 user rating		 Loan-er.com Derren Brown using hypnosis and mind control to force people to lose their memory on a train! Tags: Derren Brown mind control trick tricks of the mind persuasion influence nlp neuro linguistic programming Hypnotism how to Hynotize People with Hypnotic Suggestion Conversational Hypnosis NLP Subliminal Persuasion Psychic Mind Reading Psychology Mentalism How to Persuade / Hypnotise Neuro linguistic programming ross jeffries seduction seduce attraction sci fi channel magic magician magicians subconscious Russians russians spy psychically electronic Subliminal Messages Self Mind Control or Auto Suggestion hypnotize stop smoking be more confident Taylor Starr the "Triad" secretive group real effective mind control secret secrets methods Clifford Mee conversation david blane penn and teller harry houdini david copperfield covert hypnosis www.espionage-store.com
5.03 min. | 4.71 user rating		 When famous escape artist Harry Houdini arrives in Edinburgh and offers a $10000 reward to anyone who can contact his mother from beyond the grave, a beautiful but deceptive psychic and her young 'sidekick' daughter take the challenge. As Houdini spends time with this mysterious woman, he is beguiled by her charms, and what begins as a con evolves into a far more complicated and dangerous affair. Starring Catherine Zeta Jones, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall and Saoirse Ronan. Directed by Gillian Armstrong.August 8th tbc -- release date
2.25 min. | 4.71 user rating		 How to do a yoyo bind. Made by Harry Houdini (Ryan Monson) . A great yoyoer who's sadly passed away. Visit his homepage to see more amazing tutorials. www.dif-spinners.com =================================== 50000 views as of January 2010. Nice! It's great to know that so many people found this video helpful. If one in every 10 people who viewed this video learned how to bind, that would be 5000. And I bet the ratio is higher than that. It's also amazing that Ryan helped so many of us and continues to do so five years after he left. Thank you Ryan!
5.50 min. | 4.68 user rating

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Asbury Park Press--Although -Harry Houdini- was known for making things disappear, his legacy isn't likely to vanish anytime ... - Date : Wed, 08 Dec 2010 09:12:00 GMT+00:00
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The Jewish Week---...- which explores the great magician's first transformative act � from rabbi's son Ehrich Weiss to the handcuff king -Harry Houdini- � also offers a lens ... - Date : Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:12:35 GMT+00:00

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