Harry Houdini signed black and white postcardA superb signed postcard from the legendary magician and escapologist Harry Houdini Harry Houdini (1899 1926) was a Hungarian American magician, escapologist and master of self promotion Houdini rose to fame in the U. S as a vaudeville artist, before touring across Europe performing a series of increasingly daring escape acts from handcuffs, straightjackets and underwater chambers. He became one of the world's most famous men during the early 20th