Falmouth Ventriloquist Donates Figure to Kentucky Museum
Some people might joke about being old enough to belong in a museum, but rarely do they have the opportunity to donate their possessions to one.
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Some people might joke about being old enough to belong in a museum, but rarely do they have the opportunity to donate their possessions to one.
Standing in his living room, Harold Crocker was eager to exhibit his ventriloquist dollsâwhich he refers to as âfiguresâ instead of âdummiesââand converse in different charactersâ voices, wielding them almost as an extension of his arm. A ventriloquist for close to 70 years, he, along with other popular performers, was recently included in Bryan W. Simonâs new book of ventriloquy trivia, âIâm No Dummy Every Day: 365 Days of Ventriloquial Oddities, Curiosities, and Fun Facts.â âI would say to people: âJeez, I play with dolls.â...