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John Wright(1906-1991)

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John Wright was born in 1906 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa. He is known for The Tales of Hoffmann (1951), Supersonic Saucer (1956) and Billy Bean and His Funny Machine (1953). He was married to Lyndie Wright. He died in March 1991.
Born1906
DiedMarch 1991
Born1906
DiedMarch 1991
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Known for

Moira Shearer and Ludmilla Tchérina in The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
The Tales of Hoffmann
7.1
  • Additional Crew
  • 1951
Gillian Harrison in Supersonic Saucer (1956)
Supersonic Saucer
5.5
  • Puppetry
  • 1956
Billy Bean and His Funny Machine
7.9
TV Series
  • Puppetry
The Adventures of Brumas
TV Series
  • Art Department

Credits

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Puppetry

  • Torchy, the Battery Boy (1959)
    Torchy, the Battery Boy
    6.3
    TV Series
    • puppet maker
    • 1960–1961
  • The Adventures of Twizzle (1957)
    The Adventures of Twizzle
    6.9
    TV Series
    • puppet maker
    • 1957–1958
  • Billy Bean and His Funny Machine
    7.9
    TV Series
    • puppet maker
    • 1956–1957
  • Gillian Harrison in Supersonic Saucer (1956)
    Supersonic Saucer
    5.5
    • puppet maker
    • 1956
  • Maureen O'Hara and Dana Andrews in The Forbidden Street (1949)
    The Forbidden Street
    6.5
    • puppets (uncredited)
    • 1949

Art Department

  • The Adventures of Brumas
    TV Series
    • pupper maker
    • 1951

Additional Crew

  • Moira Shearer and Ludmilla Tchérina in The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
    The Tales of Hoffmann
    7.1
    • marionettes
    • 1951

Personal details

  • Born
    • 1906
    • Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa
  • Died
    • March 1991
  • Spouse
    • Lyndie Wright? - March 1991 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
    • Joe Wright
  • Other works
    Creator of the Little Angel Puppet Theatre in Islington, London

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Emigrated to England in 1946, and opened a studio theatre there in 1947

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