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Henry Huber

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Henry Huber
BornHenry Clement Huber
January 17, 1886
Strassbourg, Alsace Lorain (then Germany)
DiedSeptember 7, 1946 (age 60)
Parsons Hospital, Flushing, New York

Henry C. Huber (January 17, 1886 - September 7, 1946) performed straight-jacket escapes and stage magic as "The Great Huber".[1]

Biography

He began performing professionally in 1904, just before moving to United States in 1905. [2]

Holden describes his act in Programmes of Famous Magicians.

References

  1. Who's Who in Magic, Sphinx, Vol. 31, No. 7, September 1932, Page 262
  2. Magic A Pictorial History History of Conjurers in the Theater by David Price (1985)
  • Cover, The Sphinx, Vol. 30, No. 8, October 1931
  • The Conjurors' Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 8, October 1946, Farewell, Henry C. Huber, page 29
  • The Sphinx, Vol. 45, No. 8, October 1946, Henry Huber Dies, page 252