Harry Houdini became famous as what?
Harry Houdini later life, Houdini claimed that the first part of his new name, Harry, was an homage to Harry Kellar, whom he also admired, though it was more likely adapted from "Ehri," a nickname for "Ehrich," which is how he was known to his family. When he was a teenager, Houdini was coached by the magician Joseph Rinn at the Pastime Athletic Club. Houdini became an active Freemason and was a member of St. Cecile Lodge #568 in New York City. In 1918, he registered for selective service as Harry Handcuff Houdini. Houdini began his magic career in 1891, but had
Harry Houdini Paris" (Marvellous Exploits of the Famous Houdini in Paris). It featured a loose narrative designed to showcase several of Houdini's famous escapes, including his straitjacket and underwater handcuff escapes. That same year Houdini got an offer to star as Captain Nemo in a silent version of "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", but the project never made it into production. It is often erroneously reported that Houdini served as special-effects consultant on the Wharton/International cliffhanger serial, "The Mysteries of Myra", shot in Ithaca, New York, because Harry Grossman, director of "The Master Mystery" also filmed a serial in Ithaca at about