By:Celina

BenSeemaImani

1874-1926

Birth & ChildhoodBorn on March 24, 1874 in Budapest ,

HungaryReal name=Erich WeiszDad=Mayer Samul WeiszMom=Cecilia Steiner WeissHarry’s Dad was a RabbiFamily poor Circus tricks= Prince of the air

Adult Family Life and DeathGot married to Bess -age 19 yearsNo childrenDied because he got punched and his

appendix rupturedDied on October 31, 1926Died in Detroit

Initiatives/ ContributionsEntertaining arts of escapes Buried aliveEscaped from a straight jacket while being hung upsidedown

Interesting FactsRunaway Performed own circusesFree shows for soldiers in World War IGrave was destroyed by vandalsMaster of IllusionMagicianMaster of escaping

Monuments/Statues/MemorialsGrave in Machpelah Cemetery Queens, New

York.The crest of the Society of American Magicians:

on graveA statuary Bust

Destroyed Waist upCarved in stone

Likes and Dislikes

Likes:Performed magic9 circuses Traveled around the

world

Dislikes:People not listeningCopyingBad names

Key ConceptsPerspective= See his own point of viewConnection= Do magic--and we can do

magic too

Attributes & AttitudesRisk-Taker= Risking his life for magicComunicator=Talking to a huge audienceRespect=Showed respect to the audience

QuestionsCelina: How many magic tricks did you perform

around the world?Seema: How old were you when you died?Ben: How brave did you have to be to take the

risk of dieing?Imani: Why did he want to be in the “Man of

Beyond” movie?

ClosingThank you for listining! Goodbye!