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She was born Cora Eisenberg on January 26, 1912, in New York City to Morris and Anne (Burlar) Eisenberg. As a toddler, she was nicknamed “Jimmy Canigo” by her family because, according to her sister, “That’s all she ever said: ‘Gimme!’ and ‘Can I go?’”
He married Cora Eisenberg, who had acted under the name of Cora Burlar, in 1937. In the following years, they made their own puppets, built scenery, wrote scripts, and composed the music for their puppet shows. From the 1940s on the Bairds achieved nationwide attention with their work.
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He and his wife Cora Eisenberg Baird (1912–1967) produced and performed the famous puppetry sequence for "The Lonely Goatherd" in the film version of The Sound of Music. His son Peter Baird was also a puppeteer, and he continued his family's legacy until his own death in July 2004.
Jul 17, 2012 · Bil Baird was primarily known for his puppets, appearing with them on television shows with Ed Sullivan, Jack Paar and Sid Caesar and in his own 1950 series, ‘‘Life with Snarky Parker,” together with his wife Cora.
Death: December 06, 1967 (55) New York Hospital, Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States. Immediate Family: Daughter of Morris (Moshe) Eisenberg and Anna Eisenberg. Wife of Bil [William] Britton Baird, master puppeteer. Mother of Peter Baird, master puppeteer and Private.
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Aug 8, 2014 · In the film adaptation, the The Lonely Goatherd number was performed as a marionette show (by Bil Baird and Cora Eisenberg-Baird). And now half a century later, VirtualLUG die-hard Millie...
Cora Eisenberg Burlar Baird (1912-1967) became Bil Baird’s wife and artistic partner in 1937. The bold design and large scale of Bil Baird’s Marionettes contributed to Broadway shows including Ziegfield Follies (1944), Nellie Bly (1941), Flahooley (1951), and Baker Street (1965).
