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The Great Escape! 0
One of the greatest real-life escape artists and magicians was Harry Houdini. He was born in 1874. His family emigrated to the United States from Hungary in 1880. They lived in Appleton, Wisconsin. He began his career as a magician with little fanfare or success in 1890. In 1899, in St. Paul, MN, Houdini met Martin Beck. Beck advised him to work the escape artist angle. He started by escaping from handcuffs. The gimmick was for police officers to keep him locked up. Houdini had special-made han...
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