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He was the first to escape from a straight jacket. He performed when he was in pain with a very bad infection in his appendix he didn't want to cancel the show.

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He was very famous so tens of thousands of people would go see him. He was a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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He was known for doing escape tricks. He died on Halloween October 31, 1926 at the age of 52.

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His family didn't have a lot of money so he was forced to run away from home. World War 1 started when he was 43 yrs old.

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He sold newspapers and shined shoes before he did magic.

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He didn't go to school because when he was 12 yrs old he ran away from home so he could earn more money for his family.

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He was born on March 24, 1874 in Budapest, Hungary. When he was 2 yrs old his dad left for America. He read an autobiography about Robert Houdin and was hooked on magic.