Harry Houdini
Harry Houdini
Harry Houdiniwas an American illusionist and stunt performer, noted for his sensational escape acts. He first attracted notice in vaudeville in the US and then as "Harry Handcuff Houdini" on a tour of Europe, where he challenged police forces to keep him locked up. Soon he extended his repertoire to include chains, ropes slung from skyscrapers, straitjackets under water, and having to escape from and hold his breath inside a sealed milk can...
NationalityHungarian
ProfessionMagician
Date of Birth24 March 1874
CityBudapest, Hungary
My professional life has been a constant record of disillusion, and many things that seem wonderful to most men are the every-day commonplaces of my business.
Fire has always been and, seemingly, will always remain, the most terrible of the elements.
...the Sun represents the right half of the body and the Moon the left half...
Rosabelle - answer - tell - pray, answer - look - tell - answer, answer - tell.
Never try to fool children, they expect nothing, and therefore see everything...
The secret of showmanship consists not of what you really do, but what the mystery-loving public thinks you do.
No prison can hold me; no hand or leg irons or steel locks can shackle me. No ropes or chains can keep me from my freedom.
Never tell the auidience how good you are, they will soon find out for themselves.
What the eyes sees, the ear hears, and the mind belives.
The greatest escape I ever made was when I left Appleton, Wisconsin.
My Brain is the key that sets me free.