Theodore Hardeen
Male, Deceased Person
1876 – 1945
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Who was Theodore Hardeen?
Theodore Hardeen, known simply as Hardeen, was a Hungarian magician and escape artist who was the younger brother of Harry Houdini. Hardeen, who usually billed himself as the "brother of Houdini", was the founder of the Magician's Guild. Hardeen was the first magician to conceive escaping from a submerged straitjacket in full view of the audience, rather than behind a curtain.
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- Born
- Mar 4, 1876
Budapest - Siblings
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Died
- Jun 12, 1945
- Resting place
- Machpelah Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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