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Martin Beck was probably Houdini's biggest supporter and inspiration. Beck saw Houdini perform and was impressed. He was the first person to book him in big theaters and is the reason Houdini became so famous.
Harry Houdini went by The Great Houdini.
Herman Houdini 1863-1885 Nathan Houdini 1870-1927 William Houdini 1872-1925 Harry Houdini 1874-1926 Theodore Houdini 1876-1945 Leopold Houdini 1879-1962 Those were his brothers. Carrie Houdini 1882-Unknown She was his sister.
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Martin Beck was probably Houdini's biggest supporter and inspiration. Beck saw Houdini perform and was impressed. He was the first person to book him in big theaters and is the reason Houdini became so famous.
When Houdini stopped his Coney Island shows, he tried to get a full time magic career. He met Martin Beck, a manager in Woodstock, Illinois in 1899. Beck was impressed by Houdini's handcuff skills and advised him to stick to escape acts. Houdini was also booked on the Orpheum vaudeville circuit.
Martin Beck (1867 - November 16, 1940) was a vaudeville theatre owner. He owned Orpheum Circuit, Inc.
Martin Beck - painter - was born in 1962.
he killed him like a loser
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Houdini was discover at age 17! He was born in March 1874 truelly became "famous" after being "discover by Martin Beck of the Orpheum Circuit in 1899. This of course makesthe answer to your question 25. This took him away from the dime museum world (with 10 a day shows) to the repectable vaudeville world. Better pay and fewer shows.
The Fire Engine that Disappeared: A Martin Beck Police Mystery is by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo. It is the 5th book in the Martin Beck series. The paperback has 212 pages.
The cast of Houdini - 1998 includes: David Bickford as Journalist Josh Breslow as Young Theo Dean Chambers as Booking Agent Martin Clark as Hank the Old Prisoner Stacy Edwards as Bess Houdini Rob Elk as Detroit Police Officer Judy Geeson as Lady Doyle Karen Hartman as Fraudulent Medium Phil Hawn as Audience Member Emile Hirsch as Young Houdini Endre Hules as German Stage Manager Curt Lowens as Samuel Weiss Karl Makinen as Jim Collins Jack Marston as Kaiser Wilhelm Troy Martin as Fireman Martin McDougall as Radio Technician Jack McGee as Street Vendor Frank McRae as Usher David Moreland as Sweatshop Foreman Bill Moynihan as 1st Volunteer Laura Pallas as Dancing Woman Ron Perlman as Booking Agent Rhea Perlman as Esther Mark Ruffalo as Theo Johnathon Schaech as Harry Houdini George Segal as Beck Haruo Shimada as Street Magician Paul Sorvino as Blackburn David Warner as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Grace Zabriskie as Mrs. Weiss
Harry Houdini went by The Great Houdini.