For other people named Harry Corbett, see Harry Corbett (disambiguation).
Harry Corbett
OBE
Born
(1918-01-28)28 January 1918
Bradford, England
Died
17 August 1989(1989-08-17) (aged 71)
Weymouth, Dorset, England
Occupations
Magician
puppeteer
television presenter
Years active
1940s–1981
Spouse
Marjorie Hodgson
(m. 1944)
Children
2, including Matthew
Family
Harry Ramsden (uncle)
Harry Corbett[1] OBE[2] (28 January 1918 – 17 August 1989) was an English magician, puppeteer, and television presenter. He was best known as the creator of the glove puppet character Sooty in 1952.
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HarryCorbett OBE (28 January 1918 – 17 August 1989) was an English magician, puppeteer, and television presenter. He was best known as the creator of...
is the son of Sooty's creator, HarryCorbett, and took over the show from his father in 1976. He retired in 1998. Corbett was born in Guiseley, West Riding...
Sooty is a British children's television media franchise created by HarryCorbett incorporating primarily television and stage shows. The franchise originated...
puppeteer, and film actress, she was the wife of Sooty's creator, HarryCorbett. Corbett appeared on stage in several of the Aldwych farces. In the 1930s...
The Sooty Show is a British children's television series, created by HarryCorbett, and produced for the BBC from 1955 to 1967, and then for ITV from 1968...
writes children's books. Born in Marylebone in London, Corbett is the daughter of actor Harry H. Corbett (known for the BBC Television sitcom Steptoe and Son)...
onwards appears on the show more regularly With Matthew now at the helm, HarryCorbett still appears in segments for the next couple of series. From this series...
remembered for playing the grubby rag-and-bone man Albert Steptoe alongside Harry H. Corbett in the long-running BBC television sitcom Steptoe and Son (1962–1965...
1953: House of Wax - Leon Averill (uncredited) 1953: So This Is Love - HarryCorbett (uncredited) 1953: Crime Wave - Gat Morgan 1953: The Eddie Cantor Story...
became British lightweight champion in 1934 by beating the title holder Harry Mizler, another Jewish boxer. He was thrust back into the limelight as a...
puppetry with anime style narrative. Chinese folk art Hand puppet Sooty HarryCorbett Thunderbolt Fantasy Also known as budai mu'ouxi, shoucao kuileixi, shoudai...
comedy-drama film directed by Muriel Box and starring Diane Cilento, Harry H. Corbett and Michael Medwin. It was written by Charles Dyer, based on his 1962...
character believability, making Basil appear to be real, since—unlike HarryCorbett and Sooty, for example—the audience never saw the puppeteer. Owen modelled...
Worth, Harry Lauder and HarryCorbett, as well as puns such as "Harry [Hurry] along now" and "Harrystotle [Aristotle]" and ending with "Harry-ly [I really]...
Rose. He was a younger brother of the British featherweight champion HarryCorbett. British Boxing Board of Control List of British bantamweight boxing...
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