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'''Henry C. Huber''' (January 17, 1886 - September 7, 1946) performed straight-jacket escapes and stage magic as "The Great Huber".<ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], September, 1932</ref>
'''Henry C. Huber''' (January 17, 1886 - September 7, 1946) performed straight-jacket escapes and stage magic as "The Great Huber".<ref>Who's Who in Magic, [[Sphinx]], Vol. 31, No. 7, September 1932, Page 262</ref>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
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{{References}}
{{References}}
* 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


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Latest revision as of 02:57, 11 September 2017

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