As Hardeen once stated, “We made no secret of the fact that we were brothers… but we did keep secret not only the fact that we were good friends but that Harry had set me up in business!” As the “King of Handcuffs” gained fame, he and his brother, then known as Hardeen, continued to work on illusions, maintaining the belief that the pair were vicious rivals to keep the interest in both of their acts. However, there was actually another accomplished and respected magician in Houdini’s very own familyįerenc Dezső Weisz, Houdini’s younger brother, had performed with his superstar sibling earlier in his career. Many today consider Houdini to be the very last word in magic and illusions. Houdini’s brother was also an accomplished magician. Word spread, crowds grew, and he came to be known as “The King of Handcuffs!”
While in Europe, he practiced refining his skills as an escape artist. It was then that he was sent on a European and United States tour by Martin Beck, a big industry name. At the close of the 19 th century, he was struggling to support himself as a performer and almost decided to open a school of magic instead. Harry Houdini was first known as “The King Of Handcuffs.”īorn Erik Weisz, Harry Houdini went by a different stage name in the early stages of his remarkable career. From his feats in the field of aviation to his work in the field of spiritualism, here are some of the most fascinating and unbelievable facts about Harry Houdini’s extraordinary life. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.Even more astonishingly, this is just scratching the surface of his story.
Jesse KarpĬopyright © American Library Association. A bibliography of mostly older adult titles is appended. Endnotes linked to specific pictures offer background on everything from anti-Semitism (Houdini was Jewish) to handcuffs.
Avoiding overt, showy tricks themselves, Lutes and Bertozzi^B use clean, simple storytelling and crisp, clear black-and-white art to create not only a portrait of the man but also that sense of suspense and anticipation Houdini generated in his performances. He also knew that he had an unprecedented talent for self-hype. Proud and obsessed-with his skill, his fame, and his wife-Houdini was a showman of the highest order who knew he represented hope to his adoring American public. Most of all, they get to know Houdini himself, who, as an extensive introduction notes, was probably the most famous man in the world at the time. They will meet his wife, Bess his strong-arm man, Beatty reporters desperate to get a quote and crowds hungry for a glimpse of him. *Starred Review* Following Houdini on the morning of his leap (while handcuffed) into the frigid Boston River, readers gain a remarkably complete picture of his world.
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