How tall is Harry Houdini
Hungarian-American Magician and Escapist. In one book about him, the author mentioned Harry was very sensitive about his height and that "Houdini gave his height as 5'5", but his passport listed him as 5'4.". The author must be referring to an earlier passport, because Houdini had put down 5ft 6 as his height on a later one. 
You will think I am vain to tell you these things; but I am a Magyar, and Magyars are vain. American born, Magyar descended; my parents came from Austria; my father was a clergyman in Wisconsin. My name, Ehrich Weiss; my height, about 5ft. 7in; weight, about 12 stone; 36 this month of April.
-- The Sydney Daily Telegraph
You will think I am vain to tell you these things; but I am a Magyar, and Magyars are vain. American born, Magyar descended; my parents came from Austria; my father was a clergyman in Wisconsin. My name, Ehrich Weiss; my height, about 5ft. 7in; weight, about 12 stone; 36 this month of April.-- The Sydney Daily Telegraph
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