“And he would do it all over the country and he would sell out his show in that town for the entire week before he moved to the next town,” Hardeen said about his great-uncle who he learned about when he was a teenager. Jeannero shows Houdini writhe straitjacketed while dangling upside down over a massive crowd at the intersection of Liberty Avenue and Wood Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 6, 1916, photograph taken by Pittsburgh Sun staff photographer N.M. “And of course, the newspaper’s going to announce that he’s going to do this, and they cover it.” “He would travel from town to town, go to the newspaper, hang from their flagpole in a straitjacket upside down and escape,” said local George Hardeen, Houdini’s great-nephew. PAGE – Harry Houdini was not only one of the greatest showmen, but also one of the greatest self-promoters of all time. Updated: 4 years ago / Posted George Hardeen is the famous escape artist's closest living relative.
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