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[[Brindamour]] ( 1870 - July 31, 1941) was born George Brown in Cannon Falls, Minnesota was doing handcuff escapes several years before Houdini started. | [[Brindamour]] ( 1870 - July 31, 1941) was born George Brown in Cannon Falls, Minnesota was doing handcuff escapes several years before Houdini started. | ||
| − | At one time a photographer in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, he who performed as a magician and escape artist during Vaudeville. One of his favorite publicity stunts was to cause any church bell, picked by someone in the audience, to ring at a given time. | + | At one time a photographer in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, he who performed as a magician and escape artist during Vaudeville. In the early years of 1900 he billed himself as the Handcuff King, performing throughout America and abroad. He was a headliner for twenty-eight years. One of his favorite publicity stunts was to cause any church bell, picked by someone in the audience, to ring at a given time. |
He married his assistant Helen Hilliard. | He married his assistant Helen Hilliard. | ||
Revision as of 00:54, 29 October 2008
Brindamour ( 1870 - July 31, 1941) was born George Brown in Cannon Falls, Minnesota was doing handcuff escapes several years before Houdini started.
At one time a photographer in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, he who performed as a magician and escape artist during Vaudeville. In the early years of 1900 he billed himself as the Handcuff King, performing throughout America and abroad. He was a headliner for twenty-eight years. One of his favorite publicity stunts was to cause any church bell, picked by someone in the audience, to ring at a given time.
He married his assistant Helen Hilliard.
He was known to double for Herrmann the Great whenever illness prevented a personal appearance.
