Theodore "Dash" Hardeen
Ferenc Dezso Weisz
Theodore Hardeen, Acting
Budapest, Hungary (Austria-Hungary) | 1876-03-04 | 1945-06-12
Theodore "Dash" Hardeen (born Ferenc Dezso Weisz (Hungarian name order: Weisz Ferenc Dezso), March 4, 1876 - June 12, 1945), known simply as Hardeen, was a Hungarian magician and escape artist who was the younger brother of Harry Houdini. Hardeen, who usually billed himself as the "brother of Houdini", was the founder of the Magician's Guild.