Harry Kellar (born Heinrich Keller; July 11, 1849 – March 10, 1922) was an American magician who presented large stage shows during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Kellar was a predecessor of Harry Houdini and a successor of Robert Heller and Isaiah Hughes, under whom he apprenticed. He was often referred to as the "Dean of American Magicians" and performed extensively on five continents. One of his most memorable stage illusions was the levitation of a girl advertised as the "Levitation of Princess Karnac", copied from an illusion invented by John Nevil Maskelyne, which was later bought by Harry Blackstone Sr.
He was a longtime customer of the Martinka Magic Company, which built many of his illusions and sets, including the "Blue Room".
HarryKellar (born Heinrich Keller; July 11, 1849 – March 10, 1922) was an American magician who presented large stage shows during the late 19th and early...
Houdini claimed that the first part of his new name, Harry, was an homage to American magician HarryKellar, who he also admired, though it was likely adapted...
politician HarryKellar (1849–1922), American magician (born "Heinrich Keller") Mark Kellar (1952–2023), American football player Scott Kellar (born 1963)...
As a child, he ran away to join the circus, where his future partner HarryKellar also performed. Thurston was deeply impressed after he attended magician...
the Fakir of Ava, was a 19th-century stage magician, the teacher of HarryKellar. Hughes was born in Essex, England, but moved to the United States and...
created by the American public had elevated magicians Alexander Herrmann, HarryKellar, Thurston and Dante to the position of the #1 magician in the country...
decision not to perform the trick is commonly attributed to a letter from HarryKellar, who wrote to Houdini stating (in part): "And you owe it to your friends...
magicians of the era, including Dr. James William Elliott, Nate Leipzig, and HarryKellar. He began to use the first name "Dai" after a newspaper used the abbreviation...
this and many other fine illusions of the time. Their only rival was HarryKellar. During the Golden Age of Magic, America only allowed one King of Magic...
at the time). By 1896, Robinson had performed his acts in shows for HarryKellar and Alexander Herrmann. After Herrmann's death in 1896, Robinson decided...
12–14. In 2013, Bank Street College of Education included The Amazing HarryKellar on their list of the year's best biographies for children ages 9–12....
1892) March 4 – Bert Williams, American entertainer (b. 1874) March 10 – HarryKellar, American magician (b. 1849) March 19 – Max von Hausen, German general...
investigation was never made public. In 1868 the team was joined by HarryKellar. Kellar and Fay eventually would leave the group to pursue their own career...
Thurston, F. B. Nightingale, Augustus Rapp, T. Nelson Downs, James Randi, HarryKellar, Ottawa Keyes, Ricky Jay and Walter Gibson. The author also credits Carter...
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