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When you acquire a puppet by JET, you’re getting a high quality “character” that will last you for years to come. And to help in that process, you need to be sure and take very good care of your puppet.…
Although this Ventriloquist was born in Chicago, Illinois (1903), at the age of 4 his parents who were originally immigrants from Sweden moved with their five children back to Sweden. Edgar learned the Swedish language and then taught himself the art of ventriloquism from a small booklet entitled “The Wizards Manual” when he was just 11 years old. …
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There was a young Jewish girl named Phyllis Naomi Hurwitz. Born to parents Abraham Hurwitz and mother Ann Ritz. Abraham was an education professor at Yeshiva University. Her parents encouraged Phyllis to perform. Her father had been named New York City’s “official magician” by Mayor La Guardia during the Great Depression. …
James Edward Nelson was an American Ventriloquist who was well known for his Television shows in the 1950’s and 1960’s. He first was made famous for his commercials featuring Nestles’ Chocolate with his sidekick Farfel the dog. The commercial was one of those rare commercials that most Americans could sing along with at the time. …
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Did you know that there was once a Ventriloquist who had a TV show for several years? This might not come as a surprise to you. He was a very good Ventriloquist, but there was another aspect to his life that most folks do not know about.…
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We think that we are going to do a series of Blogs that will help fill in some gaps in the minds of the younger generation. All of us owe a debt of gratitude to the older generation of folks that were (at least for part of their lives) Ventriloquists. …