Tag: Jim Henson
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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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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BOB!
A Salute to Bob Hope’s 75th Birthday ~ May 29, 1978 James Lipton ~ Executive Producer, WriterGerald Rafshoon ~ Executive ProducerRobert H. Wynn ~ Producer, DirectorJohn Hamlin ~ ProducerBob Arnott ~ Writer Bob Hope ~ Guest of Honor / PerformerDolores Hope, Bob Hope’s Wife ~ Guest / PerformerGerald Ford, former President ~ GuestRosalyn Carter, First…