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| Houdini was not born in the United States, but
in Budapest, Hungary. |
| Houdini had five brothers and a sister, but had
no children. |
| Houdini (Erich Weiss) took his name from Jean
Eugene Robert-Houdin, but later wrote the book The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin, an
expose of the magician's methods. |
| Houdini was a movie producer and actor, a
magician, an escape artist and an exposer of fraudulent mediums. He was also the first
person to pilot an airplane in Australia. |
| Houdini became the most famous escape artist of
all time, but he was not double-jointed, as is sometimes reported. |
| Houdini's house in NYC is still standing, and
still sports the custom inlaid floor tiles with Houdini's HH initials. |
| Houdini did not die while performing the Water
Torture Cell illusion, but died of peritonitis from a ruptured appendix (the same
condition that killed Rudolph Valentino). |
| Houdini died in Grace Hospital in Detroit, and
is buried in his family plot in New York. |
| Houdini is the invited guest at seances held
every Halloween, the anniversary of his death. |
| Harry Houdini's brother, Hardeen, was a Leap
Year Centennial baby- he was born on February 29, 1876. |
| Houdini is still today one of the ten most
recognized celebrity names in the world. |
Magic Shop Guide:
Fascinating Facts About
Harry Houdini