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Ventriloquism is an act of stagecraft in which a person (a ventriloquist) speaks in such a way that it looks like their voice is coming from a different location, usually through a puppet known as a "dummy". The act of ventriloquism is ventriloquizing, and the ability to do so is commonly called in English the ability to "throw" one's voice.
Ventriloquism is an act of stagecraft in which a person (a ventriloquist) speaks in such a way that it looks like their voice is coming from a different...
comedian, and singer. Born in Dallas, Texas, he developed an interest in ventriloquism from a young age, developing both this and a talent for singing. After...
between acts. He then started to entertain private functions, introducing ventriloquism into his act, along with playing the ukulele. He soon left school to...
musician, and comedian. Farmer has been credited with the revival of ventriloquism, earning praise and numerous accolades for her work. Born in Oklahoma...
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Shirley Dinsdale Layburn (October 31, 1926 – May 9, 1999), better known by her maiden name of Shirley Dinsdale, was an American ventriloquist and television...
characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd. Bergen pioneered modern-day ventriloquism and has been described by puppetry organization UNIMA as the “quintessential...
the phenomenon was a hoax that the Irving family perpetuated by using ventriloquism. In September 1931, the Irving family, consisting of James, Margaret...
coherent environment. One example of visual capture is known as the ventriloquism effect which refers to the perception of speech sounds as coming from...
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Edgar Bergen, and the how-to record Jimmy Nelson's Instant Ventriloquism, finding ventriloquism to be a learned skill, similar to juggling, that anyone with...
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Billy Cotton and his band. Brough began his radio career in 1944 in ventriloquism but in 1950 he debuted Archie, a mischievous child who domineered his...
Marshall was employed there. Called the "Grandfather of Modern-Day Ventriloquism", Lester claimed to be the first to drink while his dummy spoke; however...
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Hindi). Retrieved 5 February 2024. "Vighnesh Pande reveals why he chose ventriloquism as a career". The Times of India. 3 July 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved...
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acting in Hartford, Connecticut. He became proficient with puppets and ventriloquism, which led to steady work as a television children’s show host at WJAR-TV...
storytelling), using bright poster chalk on large boards, along with ventriloquism and humor, have also been used in schools and churches and at beaches...
(2021), She’s at the Controls: Sound Engineering, Production and Gender Ventriloquism in the 21st Century. Equinox Publishing, Paperback, ISBN 9781781796511...
where she surprised the judges and her fellow competitors by performing ventriloquism as her talent, which she later honed at the Phoenix amusement park,...
ventriloquist dummy is controlled by one hand of the ventriloquist. Ventriloquism acts are not always performed with a traditional dummy; occasionally...