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  2. Harry Houdini - Wikipedia

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    Erik Weisz (March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926), known as Harry Houdini (/ h uː ˈ d iː n i / hoo-DEE-nee), was a Hungarian-American escapologist, illusionist, and stunt performer noted for his escape acts.

  3. Chinese Water Torture Cell - Wikipedia

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    Houdini performing the Chinese Water Torture Cell. The Chinese Water Torture Cell is a predicament escape made famous by Hungarian-American magician Harry Houdini.The illusion consists of three parts: first, the magician's feet are locked in stocks; next, he is suspended in mid-air from his ankles with a restraint brace; finally, he is lowered into a glass tank overflowing with water and the ...

  4. Chinese water torture - Wikipedia

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    The escape entailed Harry Houdini being bound and suspended upside-down in a locked glass and steel cabinet full to overflowing with water, from which he escaped. There were also the Fu Manchu stories by Sax Rohmer that were popular in the 1930s (in which Fu Manchu subjected his victims to various ingenious tortures, such as the wired jacket).

  5. How Did Harry Houdini Die? A Look at the Magician's ... - AOL

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    Hungarian-American escape artist and illusionist, Harry Houdini on a diving board, preparing for a ball and chain pool escape at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, California, 28th April 1923.

  6. Hill Harper saves Detroit house where Houdini was embalmed ...

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    A former funeral home in Detroit's Cass Corridor where escape artist Harry Houdini was embalmed and that later became a music school is now in the hands of actor and recent U.S. Senate candidate ...

  7. Escapology - Wikipedia

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    Hidden is a style of escape performance popularised by the late Harry Houdini that involved much of the performance taking place behind some form of screen or inside a cabinet in order to protect the secrets of the performer. This style of escape performance was popular with the majority of escape artists until the end of the 20th Century and ...

  8. “Learn From The Past To Shape The Future”: 109 Historical ...

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    (1908) Houdini Was A Hungarian-Born American Illusionist And Stunt Performer ... #45 Colonel Sanders From KFC Eating A Pie At Harry’s Cafe De Wheels In Sydney, 1972 ... The Prison He Built For ...

  9. The Grim Game - Wikipedia

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    The Grim Game is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by Irvin Willat and starring Harry Houdini and Ann Forrest. [1] The basic plotline serves as a showcase for Houdini's talent as an escapologist, stunt performer and aviator. As the story unfolds, a series of Houdini's trademark set-piece stunts and escapes are performed.