From: Widerman-AT-aol.com
Date: Sun, 8 Mar 2009 18:44:32 EDT
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Bil Baird inspired Disney?


Kurt, that all sounds correct to me. In addition to Lincoln, Disney also  
produced The Carousel of Progress for GE and It's a Small World for Pepsi, also  
employing animatronics for the NY World's Fair, all of which moved to the 
Disney  theme parks after the fair. Bil created a puppet show for the Chrysler 
Pavilion,  that had four revolving stages on a large drum that played to four 
auditoriums  simultaneously. In his book he refers to resisting becoming a slave 
to this  machine, which may be what you are recalling. (see page 220 of The 
Art of the  Puppet.)
 
My astonishment with the clip on YouTube is that Disney actually employed  
footage of Bil Baird's puppets to illustrate their narrative--very surprising  
and it makes me wonder if they had the rights. Disney is so protective of their 
 own material. It is also of note that they acknowledge marionettes as  
having a role in the development of animatronics. I doubt Disney was inspired by  
Baird, but thought the subject line with the question mark would spark some  
discussion and curiosity to see the clip.
 
    -Steven->




In a message dated 3/7/2009 6:02:53 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
HunterMarionettes-AT-earthlink.net writes:

That is  interesting.  I've never seen a direct reference like that before.
I  have a vague recollection of a story about Bil Baird being asked to  create
a machine to present puppet shows.  Bil declined and then was  asked to
produce a puppet show for the event.  That might have been  for the Chrysler
Pavilion at the 1964/65 World's Fair.  Disney  produced "Great Moments with
Mr. Lincoln", their first animatronics show,  for the Illinois Pavilion for
that world's fair.  Does that ring a  bell with anyone else?  

Kurt  

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Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 3:25 PM
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Subject: [Puptcrit] Bil Baird inspired  Disney?

I am astounded to come across this short clip on YouTube about  Disney  
Imagineering which includes a shot referencing Bil Baird's  marionettes as
the  
inspiration for animatronics. Check it out  at:

_http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PodX6uqfH-k_  
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PodX6uqfH-k) 

-Steven->



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