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Harry Houdini

About the Author

Born Erich Weiss in 1874, Harry Houdini was one of the twentieth century’s most popular entertainers and the greatest illusionist and escape artist of all time. In addition to his career as a magician, he was an amateur aviator, film actor, and producer. He is the author of The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin, A Magic Among the Spirits, and Miracle Mongers and Their Methods, among many others. Although mystery surrounds the exact cause of his death, it is known that he died in Detroit on Halloween in 1926.