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As Oscar the Grouch he has written ''How to Be a Grouch'', a Whitman Tell-A-Tale picture book. With J Milligan, he wrote the 2003 book ''The Wisdom of Big Bird (and the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch): Lessons from a Life in Feathers'' (ISBN 0375507817). |
As Oscar the Grouch he has written ''How to Be a Grouch'', a Whitman Tell-A-Tale picture book. With J Milligan, he wrote the 2003 book ''The Wisdom of Big Bird (and the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch): Lessons from a Life in Feathers'' (ISBN 0375507817). |
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Spinney currently resides in [[Woodstock, Connecticut]]. His house reportedly lies exactly on the state border line. A murdered jogger was found on his |
Spinney currently resides in [[Woodstock, Connecticut]]. His house reportedly lies exactly on the state border line. A murdered jogger was found on his property 13 December 2005, but Spinney was quickly cleared from the suspect list.[http://www.norwichbulletin.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051213/NEWS01/51213008] |
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See also: [[List of Sesame Street puppeteers]] |
See also: [[List of Sesame Street puppeteers]] |
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Revision as of 08:01, 15 December 2005
Caroll Spinney, sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney (born December 26, 1933 in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA) is a puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the children's television show Sesame Street. He has described his experience as Big Bird as "a lot like growing up to be Mickey Mouse... only taller!"
When he was in the military, Caroll wrote and illustrated Harvey, a comic strip about military life. He also animated a series of black and white cartoons called Crazy Crayon. These were done under the pseudonym "Ed Spinney."
Spinney created a puppet of a cat named Picklepuss, long before he joined the inaugural cast of Sesame Street. This cat and his other friends joined Spinney in entertaining audiences of the 1960s.
As Oscar the Grouch he has written How to Be a Grouch, a Whitman Tell-A-Tale picture book. With J Milligan, he wrote the 2003 book The Wisdom of Big Bird (and the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch): Lessons from a Life in Feathers (ISBN 0375507817).
Spinney currently resides in Woodstock, Connecticut. His house reportedly lies exactly on the state border line. A murdered jogger was found on his property 13 December 2005, but Spinney was quickly cleared from the suspect list.[1]
See also: List of Sesame Street puppeteers