Harry Houndini

Harry Houdini

Harry Houdini was no ordinary magician … he was a dare devil magician!  Harry was born on March 24, 1874 and died on October 31, 1926.  At age 3 ½  he moved to America from Budapest, Hungary.   Before that, he moved from place to place.  Ehrich (Harry) did a (kid) 5 cent circus with magic at age 9.  Two years later Harry’s 22 year old brother,  Herman died of a lung disease.  Harry then had only 4 brothers instead of 5 brothers, also he has 1 sister.  His parents names were Celica and Samuel Weiss.

When Harry was a kid, he had many jobs.  Some of them were messenger, shoe shiner, selling newspapers, and finally, assistant neck tie cutter.  He got that last one by tricking boys out of it by saying, “Sorry guys this job is taken.”  Harry went to school sometimes because, he  moved a lot.  Harry’s hobbies are magic, picking locks, and acrobatics.  What I find interesting is, he can dislocate his shoulders without getting hurt.  This would help him later in life when he became an escape artist.  

Harry Houdini is famous for the magic he performed.  Harry performed free shows.  Harry did 5 movies which were black and white and one of them was called Terror Island.  Harry was the president of the Society of American Magicians for 7 years until his death.  Finally, he became the top magician and even today, he still is.

I chose to research Harry Houdini because I love magic.  What I think about Harry Houdini is he is my hero.  Harry made spiritism disappear and walked right through a wall.  This was something that impressed me.  Harry Houdini will always be remembered in our hearts as the top magician of all time.

Who is your hero? Mine is Harry Houdini.