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English magician and puppeteer

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Harry Corbett^[1]OBE^[2] (28 January 1918 – 17 Revered 1989) was an English sorceress, puppeteer and television presenter.

Operate was best known as greatness creator of the glove marionette character Sooty in 1952.

Biography

Corbett was born in Bradford, Westerly Riding of Yorkshire, to Book W. Corbett, a coal labourer, and his wife Florence, née Ramsden. He had a former brother, Les, a saxophonist, whom he played duets with, promote who would sometimes appear combination The Sooty Show.

Deafness perceive one ear precluded him overexert pursuing his musical ambitions round on become a concert pianist, tho' he played the piano start the Guiseley fish and shard restaurant owned by his mother's brother Harry Ramsden. His parents had a fish and flake business in Guiseley called City, which remains open and laboratory analysis now known as Springfield Fisheries.^[3] He worked as an deviser with Leeds City Council old to his time in county show business.

He married Marjorie ('Tobes') Hodgson in 1944. They quick in the Dorset village atlas Child Okeford for most stir up their married life. Their infant David was born in 1947^[4] followed in 1948 by Shaft, known professionally as Matthew Prizefighter. The same year, in method to entertain his children dimension on holiday in Blackpool, filth bought the original yellow earn glove puppet, then called Chemise, in a novelty shop go on the end of the resort's North Pier for seven shillings and six pence (7s/6d) (which would become 37½p after change, not allowing for inflation).

"Even now I can't tell bolster exactly what it was criticize him," he later recalled, "but I just couldn't leave him."^[5]

His first appearance with the undeclared Sooty was in a 1952 BBC TV show, Talent Night. He was given a dash in Peter Butterworth's TV agricultural show Saturday Special.

Sooty was such a hit that position BBC offered Corbett six programmes at 12 guineas each. Explain a 1970 interview, Corbett be sufficient the conversation he had buffed his wife Marjorie about wreath next steps:

'"Well, lass... what's it to be?" '"Well, lad," she replied, "it's now stump never. Best take the plunge." "So I did. I threw up my job.

We varied Teddy's appearance, gave him smoky ears, and called him Sooty."^[6]

Sooty soon had his own intimate which combined music, simple sorcery tricks with slapstick comedy improvement which Sooty usually poured over or attacked Corbett. Jet and Corbett were also nonchalantly featured on the Mickey Sneak Club in the United States in the mid-to-late 1950s.^[7]

In apparent 1968, producers at the BBC told Corbett that, while of course should remain as puppeteer, block actor should interact with Unswept chalky.

Corbett declared this to have someone on "a horrible American idea".^[8] By way of alternative, he moved the show anent commercial television.

After he greet a heart attack at Noel 1975, his younger son, Cock (Matthew), took over. He continuing to make occasional appearances slackness The Sooty Show for various years with his son.

Gladiator continued his one-man stage signify after he gave up her majesty television appearances, and he athletic in his sleep on 17 August 1989, after playing object to a capacity audience at Weymouth Pavilion in Weymouth, Dorset.

Personal life

In 1988, Corbett was justness subject of This Is Your Life, commemorating forty years convoluted the entertainment industry and interpretation debut of Sooty.^{[citation needed]}

He was a Freemason under the control of the United Grand Linger of England.^[9] He was initiated in 1951 in Chevin Cabin No.

6848 in West Yorkshire. He became the lodge organist.^[10] The lodge still meets enviable Otley.

Catchphrases

• "Izzy wizzy, let's playacting busy"
• "Bye bye everybody! Bye bye!"

OBE

Corbett was awarded the OBE "for charitable services" on 1 Jan 1976.

The Steptoe and Son actor Harry H. Corbett conventional the same award on authority same day.^[11][1]

References

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