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Magician Harry Houdini's family was quite poor so most of the children began to work at an early age.

Yiddish, Hungarian, and German were the only languages spoken by Magician Harry Houdini's parents. This ad was supplied to us by Tom Klem, a historian, supperter and friend. The Howard Brothers were famous comedians in vaudeville. Later as a star performer throughout the world Houdini would form an organization called "The Sons of Rabbis." Besides those listed I believe George Gershwin and Irving Berlin we also members. Magician Harry Houdini's original family pictures are on display at the Houdini Museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania in the Pocono region. His mother's name was Cecilia Steiner Weiss. His father for a short time was Rabbi for the German Zoin Jewish Congregation in Appleton. Magician Harry Houdini's father was a Rabbi. Magician Harry Houdini's father was Mayer Samuel Weiss. In later years, in a magazine interview, Magician Harry Houdini said about Appleton, "the greatest escape I ever made was when I left Appleton, Wisconsin."īiography of the early years of Magician Harry Houdini. It is clear from Magician Harry Houdini birth records and early family records located at the Harry Houdini Museum in Scranton, Pennsylvania in the Pocono region, that Magician Harry Houdini was in actually born in Budapest, on March 24, 1874. To this day many connected with the small town of Appleton still claim in their biography of Magician Harry Houdini that he was born there, to attract tourists. Magician Harry Houdini often claimed by many to be born in Appleton, Wisconsin, actually came to the United States when he was four years old. After his death his wife held seances as a test, to no avail. The Magician known world wide as Harry Houdini was born on Main Budapest (not in Appleton as claimed by people there) and died in Detroit in 1926. Magician Harry Houdini's actual birthplace and date. bio BIOGRAPHICAL Houdini Biography: Born 1874 Harry Houdini Magician-Escape Artist Harry Houdini Biography: The most famous magician of all time.Įhrich Weiss was Magician Harry Houdini's actual name. Houdini Biography Born 1874 Harry Houdini Magician-Escape Artist.