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When he retired he would still do some fun tricks but nothing like the ones he did before. He stille earned 10,000 dollars a year. Houdini grew old in house near his mother in laws.

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Houdini was paid only 2 to 3 dollars a week which is about 20 to 30 dollars now. Harry Houdini started out low . He would use some old barlor tricks and would always use them. Someone took a chance on him and paid him 30 dollars per week, but he would have to be the first act and not use all of his old tricks. Houdini took off from their he went to london and back. He broke through what people thought know one could brake through

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Houdini as a child was different. He was a autodidact. This means he taught himself magic. His father died when he was a teen so he had to take care for his mother even though he thought his two brothers were more capable. Houdini would have to make money and send it to his mother. And around that time Houdini married a lady named Bess. Bess's mother would not meet Houdini because he was a Jew.