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Harry Houdini is said to be the greatest magician of all time. He started doing his magic show professionally in the USA in 1891. In

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1893, he met a fellow performer called Bess Rahner. They married three weeks later and, for the rest of Houdini's career, Bess worked as his

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assistant on stage.

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Houdini mainly concentrated on card tricks at the beginning of his career. It was his incredible escape acts, though, that brought him fame

and great wealth.

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In 1904, after a four-year European tour, Houdini returned to the

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States with cause for celebration. He had become a major star in the entertainment world and audiences couldn't get enough of his

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dramatic and exciting act. Houdini carried on thrilling audiences until his death in 1926, at the age of 52.

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