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Mr Squiggle dies

Mon, 6 Dec 2010, 08:24 pm
Na5 posts in thread
Norman Hetherington died today, aged 89. He was the creator of Mr Squiggle. http://www.unima.org.au/news/2010/12/07/417-norman-hetherington-has-died

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NaMon, 6 Dec 2010, 08:24 pm
Norman Hetherington died today, aged 89. He was the creator of Mr Squiggle. http://www.unima.org.au/news/2010/12/07/417-norman-hetherington-has-died
Tom CampSat, 11 Dec 2010, 08:32 am

Mr Squiggle was one of my

Mr Squiggle was one of my favourite shows whilst I was growing up, so thank you for that Norman. RIP.
NaSat, 11 Dec 2010, 09:19 am

I didn't realise until I

I didn't realise until I was reading his biography; but he was actually one of the first people to produce anything at all on Aussie TV. He was commissioned to do puppetry 9 months before anyone was televising anything in our country. Not only was he a big puppet notable, he's one of the earliest TV personalities.
Walter PlingeSat, 11 Dec 2010, 05:05 pm

I was more of a Muffin the

I was more of a Muffin the Mule fan.
RapunzelThu, 16 Dec 2010, 12:46 pm

End of an era

Truly the end of an era...cartoonist and puppeteer all in one. Vale. "Life is too short to stuff a mushroom"
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