Date: Fri, 9 May 2008 15:33:15 -0400
From: "Jim Menke" <jim99jr-AT-gmail.com>
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Donald Duck puppet mystery


Back in the early 60s when I did a daily TV show that included the reruns of
the Mickey Mouse Club Jimmy Dowd and Clarence Nash were guests on the show
and Clarence had the Donald Duck. It was a beautiful thing in person. I was
not allowed to try it on my hand and it had a special padded case. Mr. Nash
was a terrifically nice person. He said that the puppet was built by the
Disney Studio with the innerworkings built especially for his hands from a
cast made from his hand. I'm not sure what other sources will say, but this
came straight from a very reliable source. I'll have to try and find the
picture the station took of Donald Duck with one of my puppets, but I won't
be able to put it on pupcrit. Wish something could be set up so we could
share pictures.

On 5/9/08, Michael <michael-AT-michaeljdixon.com> wrote:
>
> That's really weird, I picked up a book off my shelf on the Disney Studios
> just today and was thumbing through it, came across a picture of Clarence
> Nash with the Donald puppet ( a different picture to those two) and
> wondered
> myself where that puppet was, thinking I had never really heard anyone
> mention it - until now! I presume it is in the extensive Disney Archive.
>
> One thing I did notice from your pictures is they are both different
> puppets, the first being the older Donald (like the one in my book) the
> second a resculpt with the later Donald look that is common today.....so
> there is at least two puppets!
>
> Michael.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andrew" <puppetvision-AT-gmail.com>
> To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2008 7:44 PM
> Subject: [Puptcrit] Donald Duck puppet mystery
>
>
> >I was wondering if anyone on the list knows anything about the Donald Duck
> > puppet that Clarence Nash (Donald's voice) used to use for public
> > appearances in `40s and `50s (possibly earlier as well, but I am not
> > sure).
> > Specifically, I am wondering who made it, but I'm interested in learning
> > anything that anyone might know really. The puppet was made of fibreglass
> > and was apparently designed to work in a manner that was very similar to
> a
> > Ventriloquist's dummy.
> >
> > Here are some photos of the puppet:
> >
> > http://ftp.afilm.com/blog/DuckyPantoQuiz.jpg
> >
> > http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/98/Clarence_Nash.jpg
> >
> > My first thought was that it might have been Bob Baker, since he is based
> > in
> > L.A. and had a relationship with the Disney studios during that era. Any
> > information that anyone has would be much appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > - Andrew
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