There have been many great magicians over the years, but the only one that has gotten the attention and popularity was Harry Houdini. Houdini was a great performer and a very phenomenal man. Houdini was born in Appleton, Wisconsin on April 6, 1876. Houdini then later moved to Hungary where his family got kicked out because Houdini's father was accused of murder. Houdini's father's name was Mayer Samuel Weisz. He was a lawyer as well as a …showed first 75 words of 247 total…

…showed last 75 words of 247 total…thought that he was to young to be out on his own. He then changed his name from enrich to Harry Houdini. He then quit his job at the cutting factory so that he could become a magician. Houdini then bagan performing at little amateur shows at carnivals and circuises. At the age of fifteen, Houdini started attracting small crowdes of people. Houdini learned most of his magic from watching other amatuer shows. Bibliography Read 10