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| − | A British puppeteer who was considered a pioneer of theater in the 60s and 70s, Alistair Fullarton has unfortunately passed on. He worked with Henson in London on Creature Shop productions like [[Labyrinth]] and [[The Storyteller]]. |
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| + | '''Alistair Fullarton''' (1950-1988)<ref>[http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-deaths-1837-2007?firstname=alistair&firstname_variants=true&lastname=fullarton&eventyear=1988&eventyear_offset=0&yearofbirth=1950&yearofbirth_offset=0 Search at findymypast.co.uk]</ref> was a British puppeteer who was considered a pioneer of theater in the 60s and 70s. He worked with Henson in London on Creature Shop productions like ''[[Labyrinth]]'' and ''[[The StoryTeller]]''. |
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+ | He performed on the British television shows ''Spitting Image'', ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and the children's series ''Button Moon''. Upon his death, he left his collection of books to the Puppet Centre Trust's library. |
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| + | He helped to set up the "Friends of the Hackney Empire Theatre". After his death, his ''Spitting Image'' colleagues remained involved with fundraising for the Hackney Empire's refurbishment. |
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Revision as of 18:25, 5 September 2014
The Griffin, performed by Fullarton in The StoryTeller.
Alistair Fullarton (1950-1988)[1] was a British puppeteer who was considered a pioneer of theater in the 60s and 70s. He worked with Henson in London on Creature Shop productions like Labyrinth and The StoryTeller.
He performed on the British television shows Spitting Image, Doctor Who and the children's series Button Moon. Upon his death, he left his collection of books to the Puppet Centre Trust's library.
He helped to set up the "Friends of the Hackney Empire Theatre". After his death, his Spitting Image colleagues remained involved with fundraising for the Hackney Empire's refurbishment.
Credits
- Labyrinth: Fiery 5 (assistant)
- The StoryTeller: Hare ("A Story Short"), The Griffin ("The Luck Child", assistant), Death ("The Soldier and Death")