Magic has been around for thousands of years.
Biographers William Kalush and Larry Sloman refer to him as America's first superhero - and they're not far from the truth. Brody's performance has been widely praised, with critics describing him as everything from "buoyant" to "a treat to watch."īut however strong Brody may be in the role, History has another question to tackle: Why should anyone care about a magician who died almost 90 years ago? The answer is this: because Harry Houdini was more than just a magician. On Monday night, the network premiered a two-part special event called Houdini, an Adrien Brody-starring biopic covering the life of one of the greatest magicians of all time. History Channel wants to change all of that. To be a magician or escape artist in 2014 is a little like being an ice deliveryman a few throwback people might be interested in your services, but the vast majority thinks you're painfully obsolete. America's wonder at stage magic has long been eclipsed by the real-life magic of evermore incredible scientific and technological achievements.
In the popular imagination, magicians are almost tragically uncool. His hand eventually broke free, and he was pulled to safety - and passed out once he was back on the ground.Yep, Harry Potter notwithstanding, an interest in magic remains a go-to signpost in popular culture for someone who is unattractive, lame - basically just a total loser. He was buried alive in a dirt pit, then started to panic as he desperately clawed his way out. They included escaping from a locked milk can filled with water releasing himself from a straitjacket while dangling by his feet from a rope above a city street and the famous Chinese Water Torture Cell, which forced Houdini to hold his breath for more than three minutes while getting out of a glass and steel cabinet overflowing with water, all while suspended upside down. > Related: 5 facts about the charming Charlie Chaplinīeginning in 1907, Houdini's American productions got bigger and more dangerous.
They eventually took their escape show to Europe, where Houdini challenged local police in several countries to keep him restrained with shackles and locked in jail. Beck booked the Houdinis on the vaudeville circuit. Houdini got his big break in 1899, when he impressed manager Martin Beck with his ability to break out of handcuffs. In 1893, he married Wilhelmina “Bess” Rahner, who would become his stage assistant.
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