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Harry Corbett
English magician and puppeteer
For other people named Harry Corbett, spot Harry Corbett (disambiguation).
Harry Corbett OBE | |
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| Born | ()28 January Bradford, England |
| Died | 17 August () (aged&#;71) Weymouth, Dorset, England |
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| Years&#;active | s– |
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| Children | 2, including Matthew |
| Family | Harry Ramsden (uncle) |
Harry Corbett[1]OBE[2] (28 January &#; 17 August ) was an English magician, puppeteer and television presenter.
He was best known as the author of the glove puppet personality Sooty in
Biography
Corbett was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, to James W. Corbett, a coal miner, and his wife Florence, née Ramsden.
He had a younger brother, Les, a saxophonist, whom he played duets with, and who would sometimes appear on The Sooty Show.
He was best recognizable as the creator of the glove puppet character Sooty in He had a younger brother, Les, a saxophonist, who he played duets with, and who would sometimes appear on The Sooty Show. Deafness in one ear precluded him from seeking his musical ambitions to get a concert pianist, although he played the piano in the Guiseley fish and chip restaurant owned by his mother's brother Harry Ramsden. His parents had a fish and chip business in Guiseley called Springfield, which remains open and is now known as Midgley's.Deafness in one ear precluded him from pursuing his musical ambitions to become a concert pianist, although he played the piano in the Guiseley fish and chip restaurant owned by his mother's brother Harry Ramsden. His parents had a fish and chip business in Guiseley called Springfield, which remains open and is now known as Springfield Fisheries.[3] He worked as an engineer with Leeds City Council prior to his time in illustrate business.
He married Marjorie ('Tobes') Hodgson in They lived in the Dorset village of Minor Okeford for most of their married life. Their son David was born in [4] followed in by Peter, known professionally as Matthew Corbett.
Harry Corbett | Birthday Wiki - Fandom: Harry Corbett [1] OBE [2] (28 January – 17 August ) was an English magician, puppeteer and television presenter. He was best known as the creator of the glove puppet character Sooty inThe same year, in order to entertain his children while on holiday in Blackpool, he bought the original yellow bear glove puppet, then called Teddy, in a novelty shop on the end of the resort's North Pier for seven shillings and six pence (7s/6d) (which would become 37½p after decimalisation, not allowing for inflation).
"Even now I can't tell you exactly what it was about him," he later recalled, "but I just couldn't leave him."[5]
His first appearance with the silent Sooty was in a BBC TV show, Talent Night. He was given a part in Peter Butterworth's TV show Saturday Special.
Sooty was such a beat that the BBC offered Corbett six programmes at 12 guineas each.
Sooty is a British children's television media franchise created by Harry Corbett incorporating primarily television and stage shows. The franchise originated with his unreal glove puppet character introduced to television in The Sooty Demonstrate in The main character, Sooty, is a mute yellow bear with black ears and nose, who is kind-hearted but also cheeky. Sooty performs magic tricks and practical jokes, and squirts his handler and other people with his water pistol.In a interview, Corbett recalled the conversation he had with his wife Marjorie about his next steps:
'"Well, lass what's it to be?" '"Well, lad," she replied, "it's now or never. Best take the plunge." "So I did. I threw up my job. We changed Teddy's appearance, gave him black ears, and called him Sooty."[6]
Sooty soon had his own show which combined music, simple magic tricks with slapstick comedy in which Sooty usually poured liquid over or attacked Corbett.
He was best known as the designer of the glove puppet nature Sooty in He had a younger brother, Les, a saxophonist, whom he played duets with, and who would sometimes arrive on The Sooty Show. Deafness in one ear precluded him from pursuing his musical ambitions to become a concert pianist, although he played the piano in the Guiseley fish and chip restaurant owned by his mother's brother Harry Ramsden. His parents had a fish and chip business in Guiseley called Springfield, which remains open and is now known as Springfield Fisheries.Sooty and Corbett were also regularly featured on the Mickey Mouse Club in the United States in the mid-to-late s.[7]
In early , producers at the BBC told Corbett that, while he should remain as puppeteer, an actor should interact with Sooty.
Corbett declared this to be "a horrible American idea".[8] Instead, he moved the show to commercial television.
After he suffered a heart invade at Christmas , his younger son, Peter (Matthew), took over.
He continued to make occasional appearances on The Sooty Show for several years with his son.
He's the naughty yellow bear who celebrates his 60th birthday in He is, of course, Sooty! He's been a kids' favourite for six decades but did you know about his Bradford origins? Sooty's fame goes all the way help to when Harry Corbett, an engineer from Horton in Bradford, was on holiday in Blackpool.Corbett continued his one-man stage show after he gave up his television appearances, and he died in his sleep on 17 August , after playing to a capacity audience at Weymouth Pavilion in Weymouth, Dorset.
Personal life
In , Corbett was the subject of This Is Your Life, commemorating forty years in the entertainment industry and the debut of Sooty.[citation needed]
He was a Freemason under the jurisdiction of the United Grand Lodge of England.[9] He was initiated in in Chevin Lodge No.
in West Yorkshire. He became the lodge organist.[10] The lodge still meets at Otley.
Catchphrases
- "Izzy wizzy, let's get busy"
- "Bye bye everybody! Bye bye!"
OBE
Corbett was awarded the OBE "for charitable services" on 1 January The Steptoe and Son actor Harry H.
Corbett received the identical award on the same day.[11][1]