![]() ![]() Stephens at Trove, an amazing archive of Australian newspapers created and maintained by the National Library of Australia. Only 36, but I feel old I have done too much in order to be, in my poor little way, Columbus." 7 in weight about 12 stone 36 this month of April. My name, Ehrich Weiss my height about 5 ft. Magyar descended my parents came from Austria my father was a clergyman in Wisconsin. "You will think that I am vain to tell you these things. In this same candid interview, Houdini gives more vital statistics (adding a couple inches to his height), and also addresses the perception of egotism: All the mean, cunning men that I have known-short! All the keen, eager, ambitious men-short! And for work-the tall man has too much to carry, he is too far from the ground, he cannot lose and recover balance as it is necessary, in a flash." A tall man is easy going, good-natured a short man is sometimes good-tempered, more often not so. Why? Because I must be quick! and a tall man is always slow. "It is good for me that I am not a tall man. Characteristically, he viewed his size as an advantage, especially in regards to athletics. ![]() But recently I spotted this paragraph in an interview with Houdini published in the Adelaide Daily Herald on Apwhile Houdini was touring Australia. Until now, I've never heard Houdini make reference to height. Houdini stood 5 feet 5.276 inches (according to a 1926 physical). He didn't know what Houdini looked like, and his first reaction on seeing the famous magician was "Oh, he's a short guy." ![]() I once heard a recorded interview with a man who saw Houdini give one of his spiritualism lectures. ![]()
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