Jack Beckitt
Jack Beckitt (24 September 1928 - 18 February 2010) was an English ventriloquist known for his "talking shoes" and his dummy Willie Drinkall.[1][2]
He wrote his memoirs, It Shouldn't Happen to a Vent!: A Life in Variety from the Palladium to Las Vegas which were published in the United Kingdom around 2004.[3]
His son John is also an entertainer.[4]
References
- ^ "Jack Beckitt - Obituaries - The Stage". 20 April 2010.
- ^ "Jack Beckitt: ventriloquist". 8 April 2010 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ Jack Beckitt (22 July 2018). "It shouldn't happen to a vent!: a life in variety from the Palladium to Las Vegas / by Jack Beckitt". Tranters Ltd – via explore.bl.uk.
- ^ "Son of International Entertainer to Star in Spotlights 'My Fair Lady'". Ascotmatters.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
External links
- http://jackbeckitt.com/
- https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-us/auction-catalogues/candt-auctioneers/catalogue-id-srct10065/lot-934dba59-8e74-44c4-85e1-a81a00e7927f
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