Harry Houdini
1874 – 1926 American Magician, escape artist
Escape artist and member of a New York lodge.
- Religion
- Jewish
- Affiliations
- Documented Freemason, initiated in New York in 1923.
Houdini, born Erik Weisz in Budapest, was initiated into St. Cecile Lodge No. 568 in New York in 1923. He rose through the degrees quickly the same year. His membership is documented in lodge records.