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	Harry Houdini -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Houdini was born on March 24 1874 in (Capital and largest city of Hungary; located on the Danube River in north-central Hungary) Budapest, (A republic in central Europe) Hungary, of (A person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties) Jewish background.
		Houdini died of (Inflammation of the peritoneum) peritonitis from a ruptured appendix on (The evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people) Halloween, October 31, 1926, at the age of 52.
		Houdini left a final sting for his spiritualist opponents: shortly before his death, he had made a pact with his wife, Bess Houdini, to contact her from the other side if possible and deliver a pre-arranged coded message.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/h/ha/harry_houdini.htm (1780 words)

	Encyclopedia: Harry Houdini
		Harry Houdini (March 24, 1874 â“ October 31, 1926) was the stage name of Ehrich Weiss (born Weisz Erik in the native Hungarian), one of the most famous magicians, escapologists, and stunt performers of all time as well as an investigator of spiritualists.
		Houdini was born on March 24, 1874 in Budapest, Hungary, of Jewish background.
		Houdini died of peritonitis from a ruptured appendix on Halloween, October 31, 1926, at the age of 52.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Harry-Houdini (3717 words)

	SPECTRUM Biographies - Harry Houdini
		Houdini added an "i" to his idol's name and assumed the name that would go down in history.
		Houdini was soon escaping from numerous devices, including leg irons, coffins, straitjackets, and prison cells.
		Houdini's act generated the interest of Martin Beck who ran the Orpheum circuit, the largest chain of vaudeville theaters in the country.
	www.incwell.com /Biographies/Houdini.html (794 words)

	St. James Encyclopedia of Pop Culture: Harry Houdini
		Had Houdini simply been another skilled magician,; he might have been forgotten along with the generation of vaudevillians from which he sprang, but the magnitude of his exploits, combined with his tormented personality and unexpected demise, have left an allure that has hardly dimmed over the passing decades.
		Houdini possessed a meager education, but he retained as part of his father's legacy a deep respect for learning, and it was a book that changed his life.
		Houdini was always anxious to keep one step ahead of the competition: as a refinement, he began to perform his escapes in the nude or dressed only in a loincloth, flabbergasting the police and inflaming the public's curiosity with each successive news story.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_g1epc/is_bio/ai_2419200566 (1118 words)

	Houdini Collection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Houdini was born Erik Weisz in Budapest, Hungary, on March 24, 1874.
		Houdini was never able to expose her as an outright fraud, but he did block her progress.
		The Houdini Collection in cyberspace is derived from his legacy of imagination, curiosity and devotion to magic as a performing art.
	www.loc.gov /loc/lcib/970224/houdini.html (1621 words)

	HOUDINI: A BIOGRAPHICAL CHRONOLOGY
		A postcard from "Your truant son, Ehrich Weiss," to the mother he adored is the earliest example of Houdini's handwriting in the collections of the Library of Congress, relic of the early evasion by the young man who had been born Erik Weisz in Budapest, Hungary, on March 24, 1874.
		The Houdinis were on the brink of prosperity.
		When, on January 7, 1906, Houdini escaped from the Washington, D.C. jail cell of Charles Guiteau--the assassin of President Garfield--the magician's reputation as both a jail breaker and handcuff king was assured.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/vshtml/vshchrn.html (1158 words)

	HOUDINI: Harry Houdini biography 1874-87, Magician, Escape Artist, Lock Picker.
		Although Houdini often claimed to be born in Appleton, Wisconsin, Houdini actually came to the United States when he was four years old.
		It is clear from copies of birth records and early family records on file at the Houdini Museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania in the Pocono region, that Houdini was in fact born in Budapest, on March 24, 1874.
		Houdini's original family pictures are on display at the Houdini Museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania in the Pocono region.
	houdini.org /houdibio.html (513 words)

	Houdini
		What made Houdini immortal were his efforts to save the public from their own gullibility, and his genius at self-promotion.
		It was Houdini's idea to escape from a straightjacket, after watching an inmate struggle to free himself from one in a Canadian madhouse.
		Houdini performs a feat by escaping from Charles Guiteau's jail cell in Washington, DC.
	www.rotten.com /library/bio/entertainers/magicians/houdini (1174 words)

	Houdini Biography- MagicTricks.Com: Magic, Magicians and Magic History
		Whether Houdini was genuinely outraged at the victimization of the bereaved, or whether he simply saw an opportunity to capitalize on public interest, Houdini spent the last 13 years of his life in a highly publicized battle with the spiritualists.
		Houdini was understandably protective of his position as the World's Most Famous Magician, and he often went to great lengths to distance himself from the other magicians of his day.
		Houdini purchased a bronze coffin and had himself locked into it and submerged in a hotel swimming pool for an hour and a half before the coffin was pulled out of the water and opened to reveal a smiling, healthy Houdini.
	www.magictricks.com /houdini/bio.htm (2127 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Horrors (Punched Out) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On the train to Detroit (where Houdini was scheduled to appear on Sunday) Houdini was suffering mightily from the pain in his stomach, so a worried Bess telegraphed ahead and arranged for a doctor to be standing by at their hotel when they arrived.
		Houdini rushed through his show and was obviously not performing well, and before the third act began he finally decided that he could carry on no longer.
		The blows to Houdini's stomach may indeed have hastened his death, but in a way different than commonly believed: he was likely already suffering from appendicitis at the time Whitehead struck him, and he may have written off his subsequent stomach pain as being caused by the punches he took rather than the appendicitis.
	www.snopes.com /horrors/freakish/houdini.htm (1334 words)

	Larry Widen -- Milwaukee History -- HOUDINI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Houdini later cited the vivisectionist's performance in Milwaukee as a primary motivation for becoming a magician.
		In a biography published just after Houdini's death, Harold Kellock states that the Houdinis were swindled out of their salary while in Milwaukee by the manager of the Olympia museum.
		For the climax of the performance, Houdini brings the sheriff and his deputies onto the stage where they proceed to strap the master magician in a straitjacket that encases from his shoulders to his feet.
	www.widenonline.com /oldmilw/articles/houdini.htm (3571 words)

	NPR : Exposing Houdini
		Harry Houdini, born the son of a rabbi in Budapest, became famous for amazing escapes from chains, straightjackets and sealed containers.
		Houdini's family settled in Appleton after moving from Hungary in 1878.
		Visitors can see the illusionist's straightjacket, a bust some say is haunted, or learn how to perform one of Houdini's signature illusions, called the "Metamorphosis." In it, the handcuffed magician was chained inside a trunk and then magically exchanged places with an assistant outside the box.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1918743 (349 words)

	The American Experience \| Houdini \| People & Events \| Harry Houdini
		Houdini had always been close to his mother, but since his father's death had demonstrated a fierce devotion rivaled only by his love for Bess.
		Although Houdini was eager to remain friends with the noted man of letters, their differing views eventually led to a falling out.
		Houdini began 1926 on a high note, reaching the height of success with his own one-man show on Broadway.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/houdini/peopleevents/pande04.html (1732 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Houdini exhibit enrages magicians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In the illusion Houdini - supposedly handcuffed in a sack and locked in a trunk - miraculously switched places with an assistant on the outside.
		Houdini was born Ehrich Weiss in 1874 in Budapest, Hungary.
		Having extricated himself from the sack in which he was tied, Houdini would climb out of the hidden door and crouch behind a curtain lifted by his assistant.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/entertainment/3776275.stm (424 words)

	Houdini \| Harry Houdini (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Houdini was a masterful performer on a most unconventional world stage and a genius at media manipulation and self-promotion.
		Houdini compelled an international audience to enter his performance; as he broke through one barrier after another he liberated their imaginations with his own.
		This song was played when Houdini hustled onto the stage and greeted his audience at the beginning of each performance.
	www.geocities.com /Broadway/Stage/3487 (198 words)

	HARRY HOUDINI! MASTER MAGICIAN & PSYCHIC INVESTIGATOR
		Houdini’s many journals and notes remained in the possession of his brother after his death and when his brother died, they were destroyed.
		Houdini was baffled by the case and admitted that he had no satisfactory explanation for the photograph.
		Houdini was helped back to his dressing room and he changed his clothes but still refused to go back to the hospital.
	www.prairieghosts.com /houdini.html (4446 words)

	Amazon.com: Houdini (1953) : Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		HOUDINI is not meant as a movie that is true to life.
		Shortly after his marriage, Houdini and his wife attend a dinner in which the MC dares volunteers from the audience to wriggle out of a straight jacket.
		The tragedy of the movie is not unlike the tragedy of the man. Had Houdini retained a bit more of the Erich Weiss latent within him, his life might not have ended prematurely either on film or in real life.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/6301954807?v=glance (1774 words)

	Houdini, Harry -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		His ability to skillfully free himself from ropes, chains, locks, and handcuffs made him world famous, and he was billed in theaters as “The Elusive American.” He was a master of the escape act.
		Houdini's fans have gathered every Halloween, the anniversary of his death, in Chicago, Ill., and in...
		Chronicles Houdini's life through writings and photographs, from a postcard he wrote to his mother as a runaway child to documentation of his accidental death in 1926.
	www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9274955 (824 words)

	Encyclopedia article on Harry Houdini [EncycloZine] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In the 1920s, after the death of his beloved mother, he turned his energies toward debunking self-proclaimed psychics and mediums, a pursuit that would inspire and be followed by latter-day magicians James Randi and P.C. Sorcar.
		A long-standing part of Houdini's act was to ask a member of the audience to punch him in the abdomen in order to demonstrate but Houdini was reclining on his couch after his performance, in this instance, and was struck several times, without the opportunity to prepare himself for the blows.
		In 1936, after a last unsuccessful seance on the roof of the Knickerbokker hotel, she put out the candle that she had kept burning beside a photograph of Houdini since his death.
	encyclozine.com /Harry_Houdini (1319 words)

	Historical HarryHoudini.com Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Houdini escaped from a weighted packing case dropped over-board from a barge in the East River.
		Houdini's mother died on July 17 (actually she had died July 16, but due to the time difference Houdini had written that it was July 17 when he was informed of the loss), while he was in Germany and he immediately canceled theater contracts and came back to New York.
		Houdini began an extensive lecture tour and a weekly tabloid supplement for the New York World called "Red Magic," explaining tricks and Puzzles.
	www.harryhoudini.com (1266 words)

	The Straight Dope: What happened to the secrets of Houdini?
		Houdini left most of his apparatus to his brother, who toured for a few years after Houdini's death under the name "Hardeen." Houdini's will stipulated that all the tricks and manuscripts be burned after Hardeen's death, but some of the material has survived in private collections.
		One, pushed by Cannell and others, held that Houdini was a mere contortionist, who could expand his muscles while restraints were being placed on him, then later relax and slip out of his bonds.
		The plain truth, not surprisingly, seems to be that Houdini was merely an extraordinarily accomplished showman, who knew how to milk a few basic techniques of stage magic for all they were worth.
	www.straightdope.com /classics/a1_041.html (527 words)

	Houdini (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Houdini is just one artist among many whose special talents have been traced by writers and doctors to their childhoods.
		Since Houdini's story takes place in the early 20th Century, we will use clips from newsreels, and still photos of the era to show what's going on at the same time in America.
		We feel that Houdini's connection with the immigrant yearning for "Freedom" is whatÍs most interesting in the subject as escape artist, and that connection will be the central theme of our presentation.
	www.ovationtv.com /artszone/teachers/houdini.html (788 words)

	Houdini, Harry on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		While his stage magic skills were limited, Houdini was famously the originator (1918) of the celebrated Vanishing Elephant illusion.
		He performed in silent films and was also noted for his exposure of fraudulent spiritualist mediums and their phenomena (see spiritism).
		The Houdini Historical Center in magician Harry Houdini's hometown of Appleton, Wisconsin, is stirring up controversy with an exhibit that shows how one of his tricks, called "Metamorphosis," is done.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/H/Houdini.asp (599 words)

	Houdini (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Houdini is a 3D animation and effects program with good hooks to RenderMan.
		Houdini comes with a renderer, Mantra, and with the release of Houdini-2.5, mantra is really zippy.
		Yes, it is true, it is fairly easy to get Houdini to use BMRT for rendering.
	www.renderman.org /RMR/rmHoudini (439 words)

	Houdini's Magic Shop
		Houdini performed illusions and escapes throughout Europe, the United States, Russia, and Australia, notwithstanding being the highest paid performer of his era, and an aviator, a fight fan, an inventor, a writer-author, and film maker.
		Accentuating the magic is the HOUDINI MUSEUM, at the Venetian Hotel, with many Houdini items, including framed and autographed pictures and letters from the legendary Harry Houdini, and even authentic Houdini handcuffs and restraint device valued in the thousands.
		The specially scripted show is geared to capture the interest of all ages, with carefully selected magic tricks, gags and novelties having a strong family appeal.
	www.houdini.com (1456 words)

	100 Houdini Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Houdini had his feet shackled to the top of a concrete block which was placed...
		Houdini was born in Appleton - and although...
		http://dukes.stark.k12.oh.us/TIS/gems/houdini/Houdini.html Houdini Houdini Harry Houdini was born in Budapest, Hungary.
	www.mysteries-megasite.com /main/bigsearch/houdini.html (2729 words)

	Amazon.com: Houdini (1998) : Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		It is a well done enough production, recreating some of Houdini's daring feats, and the acting is decent (and Johnathon Schaech certainly looks fit enough to pull off Houdini's escapes and high tolerance for pain) but ultimately it is a frame without a portrait, non revealing of the Ehrich behind the Harry.
		I'm by no means a Houdini expert, but they were admirably throwing in things it would have been more convenient to overlook, or that were just unnecessarily detailed.
		The scene where Houdini extracts a hidden flask from his wife's person and castigates his her for boozing it up is straight out of "Knot's Landing." Such important things as Houdini's friendship with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are both mischaracterized and glossed over.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0780625919?v=glance (1052 words)

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