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Horace Goldin
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Born
December 17
,
1873
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Vilna, Russian Empire [now Vilnius, Lithuania]
Died
August 22
,
1939
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New York City, New York, USA
Birth name
Hyman Elias Goldstein
Mini Bio
Horace Goldin was born on December 17, 1873 in Vilna, Russian Empire [now Vilnius, Lithuania]. He was married to Helen Levy (dancer). He died on August 22, 1939 in New York City, New York, USA.
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Helen Levy (dancer)
(1924 - August 22, 1939) (his death)
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Magician credited with inventing the illusion of sawing a woman in half.
Lost all of his props and proceeds in a shipwreck off Hawaii in 1918.
In the U.S. from 1894.
One of his ads read: "Girls wanted to be sawn in half at B. F. Keith's next week. Guarantee $10,000 in case of fatality".
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