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Magicians
 Websites presented in alphabetical order AKA Houdini 
 This exhibit provides biographical material about Harry Houdini (Ehrich Weiss), covering his childhood ("He told fans that he was born in Appleton, Wisconsin, but his real birthplace was Budapest, Hungary."), his rise to fame as an escape artist, his interest in psychic fraud, and his death at the age of 52. Features photos, video clips, teaching materials, and games and projects. From the Outagamie County Historical Society, Wisconsin. http://www.akahoudini.org Topics: Notable People Last updated Mar 25, 2007 Houdini
This site provides an entertaining biographical overview of Harry Houdini (Erich Weiss). In addition, there are portrait photos, sound recordings, video clips, a poster gallery, and Houdini's autograph. Links to other Houdini related Web sites are also given. Searchable. http://www.magictricks.com/houdini/ Topics: Notable People Last updated Jun 10, 2002 Houdini
Companion website to a documentary about Harry Houdini (Ehrich Weiss), who has been called "the world's greatest escape artist." Features escape techniques (for ropes, straitjacket, and more), film clips, timeline, a poster gallery, and profiles of people and events. Includes related reading and links (some broken) and a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/houdini/ Topics: Notable People Last updated Mar 19, 2007 |
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