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Biography of Houdini

His family moved to Appleton, Wisconsin when he was 4 years old, because his father had been appointed Rabbi of a new Congregation.
To help her family to overcome economicdifficulties, Erich began working from a very early age. When he was 8 years old, he worked selling newspapers and shining shoes on the streets. One day, his father took him to see Dr. Lynn, a magiciantraveler; the child you caught my attention the art of performance, and became interested in it. When he was 9 years old, Erich and his friends from the neighborhood formed a small circus, where heAct first before an audience on October 28, 1883, with the name of Erich, The Prince of the Air, acting as a contortionist and trapeze artist.
Shortly thereafter, the young artist left his home insearch of Fortune with circuses and travelling acts. It lasted about a year away from home, but returned when his family moved to New York, at the age of 13. There, the young man got several jobs to helpsupport his family. He used his spare time to study magic, and compete in various athletic events, like swimming. At that time, Erich managed a book titled The Memoirs of Robert-Houdini, Ambassador,Author, and conjurer, Written by Himself; the book chronicled the memories of the magician Jean Eugene Robert-Houdini, whom the young immediately became his idol. Erich Weiss decided to use the surnameof the magician, since adding an i at the end to indicate similar to Houdini.
While it began as a trapeze artist in 1882, was finally dedicated to magic. Although he was professional in all branchesof magic, it was known for its escapisms. imposible, thanks to a great physical resistance acquired with a strong preparation in the gym.
He also acquired a vast erudition in history of magic andcame to accumulate a formidable library specialized on the subject subsequently bequeathed to the library of Congress in Washington. After the death of his mother, was so affected by those who...