![]() ![]() The AJHS Library Collection holds a large number of books about Harry Houdini. When he wasn’t debunking spiritualists and mediums, Houdini wrote articles on the history of magic, served as president of the Society of American Magicians, and dabbled in amateur aviation. These activities destroyed his friendship with author and creator of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle, who believed that Houdini was, in fact a powerful spiritualist medium. ![]() Houdini got very into debunking the claims of so-called psychics and mediums, sometimes even attending seances in disguise. Excerpt from the volume “Houdini and Conan Doyle: the Story of a Strange Friendship,” by Bernard L. Spiritualism and seances were all the rage in the early 1900. This manager, Martin Beck, advised Erik to stick to escape acts, and before they knew it, his career took off on the vaudeville circuit, and soon, across the world.Īt the same time as Houdini was achieving the peak of his fame, Spiritualism was extremely fashionable moment. He also investigated fake spiritualists and was a skeptic. His big break came in 1899, when a high powered manager attended one of his shows. Harry Houdini (MaOctober 31, 1926) was a Hungarian -born American magician and escapologist. Erik began practicing magic in 1890 under the stage name Harry Houdini an appellation inspired by the French magician Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin. He emigrated with his family to the United States in 1878. The man known as Harry Houdini was born Erik Weisz (1874-1926) to Hungarian Jewish parents in Budapest. The famed illusionist/escape artist also founded his own movie company, the. That’s right: the legendary magician and escape artist Harry Houdini had no patience for gatherings of the spooky variety.īut let’s back up. 2.4M views 15 years ago Master magician Harry Houdini (1874-1926) starred in five silent films from 1919 to 1923. Harry Houdini, Otis Kline, Seabury Quinn, Greye La Spina. Weird Tales: Best of the Early Years 1923-25. Flyer for one of Houdini’s performances, from the AJHS Consolidated Collections. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. The Hungarian-born magician and escapologist was a pioneer of modern global celebrity. But whatever spooky fun you got up to, Harry Houdini would have hated it.īy Elizabeth Hyman and Rebeca Miller. Harry Houdini: Escape artist and showman. All of us here at AJHS hope you had a lovely Halloween. United States magician (born in Hungary) famous for his ability to escape from chains or handcuffs or straitjackets or.
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