Harry Houdini
By Jackson Liu
My Real Name
I changed my name when I started my magic business. My real name is Ehrich Wiess. I was called 'Ehrie' at home so I added a h and ta da! Harry.
Houdini was from Robert-Houdin. He was also a magician. We used to do magic together but as I got better than him we became big rivals.
Houdini was from Robert-Houdin. He was also a magician. We used to do magic together but as I got better than him we became big rivals.
Where I Was Born
People thought I was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, but no one really knows were I was born. I lived from 1874-1926. I think I was born somewhere in Germany. I finally found out I was born in Budapest, Hungary.
Early Life
My family was very poor and we barely had enough money to move to the new country,
USA. I worked as a paper deliverer to earn extra money. I was also a housekeeper for the Flitcrofts. Mrs. Flitcroft gave me a good place to sleep and eat. I got payed a good amount and I also earned extra money by shining shoes.
USA. I worked as a paper deliverer to earn extra money. I was also a housekeeper for the Flitcrofts. Mrs. Flitcroft gave me a good place to sleep and eat. I got payed a good amount and I also earned extra money by shining shoes.
Some of the Acts I Did
I have done many dangerous acts. One I was in a straitjacket, hanging by my feet from a 15 story building at 13 degrees below 0 in Canada. Once I had a date with a sea monster. This is how it happened; a sea monster washed up on Long Wharf, a bay in Boston. It was surgically opened and cleaned, and I was handcuffed and stuffed inside the what-is-it. the fumes of the dead animal made me panic . I finally shook off the handcuffs and quickly crawled out of the animal.
I Am Locked Up With Lots of Chains For A Popular Escape Act
A popular trick called the Indian Needle Trick
This is where someone swallows needles and string separately and then they come out of his mouth strung together!
Can You See My Ghostly Gray Right Eye?
One Of The Straitjacket Acts
Works Cited
Wilmeth, Don B. "Houdini, Harry." World Book Student. World Book, 2013. Web. 13 May 2013.
Sid Fleischman, Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini 2006
Sid Fleischman, Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini 2006