Tag: Big Bird
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RIP Carroll Spinney (aka Big Bird)
1933-2019 The puppeteer who brought to life Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch has died. Hard as it is to believe, Big Bird appeared on two television specials with Lucille Ball, although the two were not onscreen together. Both Lucy and Spinney were seen in “Bob Hope’s World of Comedy” on October 30, 1976. Big Bird introduced Hope’s…
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BOB HOPE’S WORLD OF COMEDY
October 30, 1976 Produced and Directed by Jack Haley Jr. Written by: Charles Lee with Gig Henry, Jeffrey Barron, Katherine Green, and Jack Haley Jr. Bob Hope (Himself, Host) was born Lesley Townes Hope in England in 1903. During his extensive career in virtually all forms of media he received five honorary Academy Awards. In…