List of legendary magicians in the world ...

Harry Houdini [1874- 1926], male, Hungarian and Jewish, is the most famous magician in the world.

Born in Ehrich Weiss, Houdini is an illusion master and an internationally renowned escape artist. He can be freed from ropes, shackles and handcuffs in an incredible way. He was also a pioneer in anti-pseudoscience who used magic to expose the so-called "psychic". Harry Houdini was born in a Jewish family in Budapest on 1874. When I was a child, I became interested in magic after watching the performance of traveling magician Lynn. /kloc-when he was 0/7 years old, Houdini and another magic lover formed the "Houdini Brothers" magic troupe. Houdini is only about 1.65 meters tall, black curls, with dark gray eyes. Although he has little education, he is strong and enterprising. 1898, Houdini presented a challenging magic performance-getting rid of any handcuffs provided by the audience. Since then, he has expanded his escape stunt, not only taking off any handcuffs, but also escaping from places designated by most audiences. 19 13 years, he performed the most famous stage illusion-water dungeon escape. At that time, his hands and feet were tied and he was hung upside down in a Chinese-style water dungeon made of transparent glass and steel, which was filled with water. Three minutes later, Houdini managed to escape from the dungeon in full view. Since then, he has undoubtedly won the title of "escape master". In addition, Houdini also has a very successful stunt, which is the needle-piercing stunt. He swallowed a dozen steel needles and a string in a row, and when he spit it out again, all the steel needles had been neatly worn on the string. This unique skill became the cornerstone of his life magic performance. Houdini married his stage assistant Beatrice, and Houdini was barren and childless. In addition, he has performed in many variety song and dance programs and participated in many film performances.

He took the surname of Robert Houdini, a famous French magician and "the world master of handcuffs and jailbreak", as his stage name. Later, he used magic knowledge to reveal the secrets of so-called special functions such as "Spania with X-ray function" and "Egyptian mysterious man". Houdini challenged the media to perform under experimental conditions and explained the reasons for these real physical phenomena. If we can explain all this, we can get $65,438+0,000 set by Scientific American. His contributions in this field, including his books The Psychic Magician and Mysterious Miracles and Methods, led to the breakup of his friendship with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, an admirer of spiritualism. 1926, Houdini died suddenly, and his wife Beth tried to connect Houdini's soul with the prepared letters through a psychic. 10 years later, Beth put out the "immortal light" she put in front of Houdini's portrait and concluded: "Houdini didn't come. I don't think he will come. " Many movies, books and places where he performed before his death describe Houdini's life. Houdini's legendary story has been handed down forever.

1926 In the summer, a few months before Houdini died, he heard that a magician could stay in a sealed box that sank to the bottom of the water for more than an hour without being hurt. Houdini bought a bronze coffin, locked himself in it and let it sink in a hotel swimming pool. An hour and a half later, the coffin was salvaged and the lid was opened. Houdini appeared in front of people smiling, unscathed. That autumn, Houdini started his trip with this coffin. Wherever he goes, he always displays the coffin in the hall of the performance theater, hoping that this will add some characteristics to his illusion performance. He also jokingly told his wife to bury him with this coffin in case something happened during the trip. Unfortunately, Houdini's body was transported back to new york and buried in this coffin.

According to the British "Sunday Independent" report, at the beginning of the 20th century, the famous American magician Harry Houdini was famous for his incredible escape technique, and he was also a pioneer of anti-pseudoscience who used magic to expose the so-called "psychic". Houdini died in 1926 at the age of 52. There have been different opinions about the cause of death. According to a newly published book, Houdini is actually a double agent under the cover of a magician's profession. He also works for the intelligence agencies in Britain and the United States, and he is likely to die at the hands of thugs hired by "psychic masters".

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It is reported that Harry Houdini was born in a Jewish family in Budapest on 1874. When I was a child, I became interested in magic after watching the performance of traveling magician Lynn. /kloc-when he was 0/7 years old, Houdini and another magic lover formed the "Houdini Brothers" magic troupe. Houdini is only about 1.65 meters tall, black curls, with dark gray eyes. Although he has little education, he is strong and enterprising. 1898, Houdini presented a challenging magic performance-getting rid of any handcuffs provided by the audience. Since then, he has expanded his escape stunt, not only taking off any handcuffs, but also escaping from places designated by most audiences.

19 13 years, he performed the most famous stage illusion-water dungeon escape. At that time, his hands and feet were tied and he was hung upside down in a Chinese-style water dungeon made of transparent glass and steel, which was filled with water. Three minutes later, Houdini managed to escape from the dungeon in full view. Since then, he has undoubtedly won the title of "escape master".

Act as a British and American spy

June 365438+1October 3 1 day, 2006, is the 80th anniversary of the death of a generation of magic master Harry Houdini. A new book, The Secret Life of Houdini: The Growth of America's First Superhero, co-authored by American writers William Karush and Larry sloman, was published. The author of this book * * * consulted more than 700,000 pages of historical materials, and revealed for the first time a little-known side of this world-famous entertainment star at the beginning of last century-a double spy who worked for British and American intelligence agencies under the cover of a magician's career.

The author found that william melvil, the head of the special department of Scotland Yard in the early 20th century, mentioned Houdini's name. According to the diary, Melville provided handcuffs for Houdini's performance and personally contacted a London theater owner to help Houdini make his famous escape technique a hit. In Chicago, USA, with the help of a local policeman, Houdini successfully performed his escape stunt, which caused quite a stir. I don't know whether in return, Houdini acted as a spy for Scotland Yard and united states secret service, spying on exiled Russian anarchists and counterfeiters, and secretly collecting evidence as evidence against the latter.

Revealing "witchcraft" was retaliated.

Houdini later noticed a very prosperous industry at that time-channeling, that is, communication between the living and the dead. Since then, Houdini spent the last 13 years of his life in an open contest with the "psychic master". Houdini used his original illusion to reproduce all kinds of horrible and mysterious supernatural phenomena, the suspension and strange sounds created by mediums. Houdini's series of "revealing secrets" performances were well received by the audience, but they also aroused the hatred of those "psychic masters".

19261kloc-0/0 In October, when Houdini was touring Canada, a college student named Gordon punched Houdini in the locker room. Soon, when Houdini was performing in Detroit, USA, he suddenly fell ill on the stage. He was immediately taken to Grace Hospital, where he was diagnosed with a ruptured appendix.

192665438+1October 3 1, Houdini passed away. The student's motive for attacking Houdini was only to "test his famous fighting skills".

When they arrived at Houdini's house, the students asked him, "Teacher, I heard that someone hit you in the stomach. Are you okay? When Houdini read the letter, he casually said "Yes", so the student punched Houdini in the stomach and Houdini was knocked down unprepared. After Houdini was taken to the hospital, he was diagnosed with a ruptured appendix and had to undergo surgery immediately. But there was another Houdini performance that night, and the tickets were sold out. Houdini insisted on performing before the operation. Therefore, the magic master endured severe pain and participated in the performance. During the performance, he suddenly fell ill on the stage and was taken to the hospital. The next day, Houdini died.

Criss Angel

● The only magician of the year twice in history.

● The only person in the world who appears in both Magic magazine and GENII magazine.

The new york Post gave a four-star performance and scored high.

● Breaking the century-old magic master Houdini kept the record for nearly 80 years.

● "Chris? Angel's performance in Japan won the highest honor award in 2004-TV Award.

Criss angel, the god of street magic in the world, was the only person who won the title of the best magician in the world from 20065438+0 to 2004. His avant-garde style and incredible magic have amazed people all over the world, but he has a tendency of self-destruction and his personality is extremely strange. Self-mutilation magic is the best in the world, and illusion magic chinese odyssey. The only magician in Hollywood who is willing to build a theater for him, the only cover figure who can be on the cover of American fashion twice in a row.

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