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Harry Houdini’s Origin Story Is Rivaled Only By His Power To Keep Wowing Fans Late Into His Life.
Driven. Like no other performer since. Why?
Harry Houdini watched his father struggle to provide for his family. Houdini was hell-bent not to suffer the same fate.
The road to fame began when he was nine. Houdini became “Ehrich, The Prince of the Air,” a trapeze artist.
His big break, though, was the handcuff escapes. One in particular.
Showing he was not just a showman, he escaped handcuffs that were not his props. A test from a vaudeville tycoon.
Houdini passed the test. And the tycoon was a stepping stone to fame and fortune. See the rest of the story here to uncover bonus details like:
The scary run-in with the Kaiser's police force that helped sell tickets to his shows.
The shady industry he took on with a vengeance in the 1920s.
How his showmanship eventually took his life.
Thanks for reading,
Shane McLendon — Today’s Time Capsule writer
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