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Robert houdini8/31/2023 ![]() In fact, Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin was so incredible he inspired another well known magician. It is for these reasons that he is often referred to as “The Father of Modern Magic.” He even set the top hat and coat tails example so many magicians follow today. ![]() Robert-Houdin’s performances were often elaborate and some even involved intricate automatons he had constructed. His non-magical origins served him well Robert-Houdin went on to amaze audiences, combining illusion and electricity for the first time, and ushering in a new age of stage rather than street performance. It wasn’t until he was in his mid twenties–when a shopkeeper mistakenly sold him a pair of books about magic rather than the ones about clockmaking that he’s asked for–that Robert-Houdin began thinking about magic. ![]() Born the son of a clockmaker in 1805, Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin originally intended to follow in his father’s footsteps. ![]()
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