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Tag: Puppetry

0 Television/Film Culture

Shari had a little lamb — and changed the world with her

PJ Grisar in Forward · 17 Jul 2025

Shari Lewis, famed creator of the puppet Lamb Chop, is the focus of a new documentary by Lisa D'Apolito that explores her dynamic career in children's television and entertainment.

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A New Shari Lewis Documentary Is Coming

Lior Zaltzman in Kveller · 30 Jun 2025

Shari Lewis, the iconic ventriloquist behind the beloved puppet Lamb Chop, is the subject of a new documentary, 'Shari & Lamb Chop,' directed by Lisa D'Apolito.

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In stories told through puppets, haunting tales of generational trauma

ALanger in Forward · 1 Aug 2023

Yael Rasooly, a puppet artist and performer, uses her shows to explore themes of trauma, love, and the relationship between dreams and reality.

0 Culture Holocaust

Once buried in Europe, a Hitler puppet stashed in Frank Oz’s Oakland attic tells his family’s Holocaust story

Dan Pine in Forward · 13 Aug 2022

Frank Oz, famously known for his work with the Muppets, discovered an unexpected legacy of resistance and creativity in his family attic – a set of marionettes crafted by his father, Mike Oznowicz, a Holocaust refugee.

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The Artful Dodger

Unorthodox · 14 Oct 2021

In this engaging minisode, we learn about Arnold Gorlick, whose quirky personality and love for cookies reportedly inspired the creation of Cookie Monster by Jim Henson.