Theodore
Hardeen was born on March 4th, 1876 (though he always claimed it was February
29th) in Budapest Hungary as Ferenc Dezső Weisz (or Weiss). He was a couple
of years younger than his brother Ehrich Weiss, who the world knows to this day
as Harry Houdini. His family immigrated to America when both boys were young.
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| Houdini on left, Hardeen on right. Photo image from "Wikimedia Commons" |
In 1893 Dash
was working with his brother, calling themselves “The Brothers Houdini”. It was
about
