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William Britton "Bil" Baird (August 15, 1904 [1] – March 18, 1987) was an American puppeteer of the mid- and late 20th century. He and his puppets performed for millions of adults and children. One of his better known creations was Charlemane the lion.
Puppeteer, Artist and Technician. Bil Baird is one of the world’s most famous living puppeteers. He was born in Grand Island, Nebraska, and educated at the State University of Iowa and the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts.
An American puppet master, Bil Baird, was well-known in his own country and gained an enormous world-wide audience working out of New York City. He was responsible for the “Goat Herd” marionette performance in the film The Sound of Music starring Julie Andrews.
Bil and Cora Baird (respectively, born Aug. 15, 1904, Grand Island, Neb., U.S.—died March 18, 1987, New York City; born Jan. 26, 1912, New York City—died Dec. 6, 1967, New York City) were puppeteers who led the 20th-century revival of puppet theatre in the United States.
Bill Baird (born June 20, 1932) is a reproductive rights pioneer, called by some media the "father" of the birth control and abortion-rights movement. [1] [2] [3] He was jailed eight times in five states in the 1960s for lecturing on abortion and birth control. [4]
William Britton "Bil" Baird was an American puppeteer of the mid- and late 20th century. He and his puppets performed for millions of adults and children. One of his better-known creations was Charlemane the lion.
Bil Baird had one of the most dazzling careers in American puppetry. Baird’s puppets are easily recognized as distinctive, modernist, expressive sculptures. His shows and his designs were polished, but always with a playful, insouciant quality that pleased a huge diverse audience.
