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Harry Houdini, by Jean Therrin

HARRY HOUDINI

Harry Houdini was born under the name of ERISH WEISS on March 27,1874.

He was of  Hungarian origin, but he lived in America.

His father Samuel and his mother Cecilia were poor.He had 4 brothers,

Theodore,Leopold,Nathan,William and he had one sister,Carrie.

He went to a religious school and he worked to help his family.

When he was 15 years old,  he became a magician and he did 20 shows a day

He earned $12 a week.

He performed his work with his brother.

In 1892 Houdini was a metamorphosis illusionist and he became a king of cards.

He was famous for his magic.

He developed the handcuff challenge act and then many other shows where he proved able to free himself from  the tightest bonds . He advertised for his talent by proving he could escape the best-guarded and the most famous prison cells.

He did his first show in Europe,in 1900 and he then earned  $ 2000 a week.

He bought an airplane and he became the first man to pilot an airplane.

Houdini was an extremely famous magician who broke a lot of records.

Harry Houdini died on Halloween day in  1926.

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1. When was Harry Houdini born ? 187618741877Je ne sais pas

2. What was Harry Houdini's mother name? JessieCarrieCeciliaJe ne sais pas

3. What was Harry Houdini's father's name ?SamuelWilliamRichardJe ne sais pas

4. How many sisters did Harry Houdini have ?321Je ne sais pas

5. How many brothers did Harry Houdini have ?354Je ne sais pas

6. What was Harry Houdini's job ? actorpilotmagicianJe ne sais pas

7. How much money did he get in a week's time when he was 15?$23$12$14Je ne sais pas

8. How much money did he get in a week's time when he was 26?$200$20$2000Je ne sais pas

9. What was his speciality in his job?He could disappear in a cloud of smokeHe could flyHe could free himself from any handcuffJe ne sais pas

10. How did he advertise his talents?He made posters.He escaped from famous prisonsHe made ads on TVJe ne sais pas

11. When did Harry Houdini die ?192619421933Je ne sais pas

12. What is a handcuff? A kind of glove for skiingA device used by policemen to immobilize someoneA kind of medicineJe ne sais pas

13. To break a record means: to beat the best in a categoryto destroy a tapeto destroy a CDJe ne sais pas

14. A metamorphosis illusionist's job is to :Change appearancechange the worldchange coloursJe ne sais pas

15. 'to free himself from the tightest bonds ' means Hounidi could :make very small jumps all over the placeview dvds of James BOND for freeUntie himself from ropes and chainsJe ne sais pas