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Harry Houdini

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Harry Houdini Quotes

Total quotes: 3

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Harry Houdini

Birthname

AKA: Harry Weiss

Birthday: March 24, 1874

Birthplace: Budapest, Austria-Hungary

Death: October 31, 1926

Manner of Death: Natural Causes

Nationality: Hungary, United States Of America

Occupations: Stage Magician, Performer, Historian, Aviator, Film Producer

Spouse: Bess Houdini

Total quotes: 3

“The easiest way to attract a crowd is to let it be known that at a given time and a given place someone is going to attempt something that in the event of failure will result in sudden death.”

— Harry Houdini, The Great Escape(The Secret Life of Houdini)

Tagged: How To Go Viral, Attracting Crowds, Attention

“No man is great while he is alive because the last day before his death he might do something that would discount all else of greatness in his career.”

— Harry Houdini, Houdini’s Last Interview

Tagged: Death, Legacy, Reputation, Last Words

“Once, my father took me to see a traveling magician, and soon after, I developed an interest in magic and performing. When I was 15, I read an autobiography by Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin, who was, at the time, the father of modern magic. This was also my inspiration to change my name to Houdini”

— Harry Houdini, Harry Houdini Interview

Tagged: Magic

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