Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:32:49 -0500 From: Steve Abrams <sapuppets-AT-gmail.com> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Passing of Mark Ritts I grew up with the Ritts puppets too. They were great. The Ritts Puppets: Sir Geoffrey Giraffe, Calvin the Crow, Albert the Chipmunk, and Magnolia the Ostrich were the delightful creations of Paul Ritts (1920-1980) and Mary Ritts (1910-2006). Paul Ritts was an early TV pioneer in Philadelphia working at WCAU on Chestnut St. From 1951-1953 =93In the Park=94 with the Ritts Puppets and actor Bill Sears was seen on the CBS network. The Ritts Puppets continued on local TV. The NBC show =93Exploring=94 1962-66 also featured the work of this talented couple. Paul and Mary appeared in the 1961 film =93Errand Boy=92 starring Jerry Lewis. After retiring, Mary Ritts lived in Princeton. http://www.tvparty.com/lostny2ritts.html Son, Paul Ritts, born in Pennsylvania, began puppeteering with his parents in the 1970s. A Harvard grad, Paul has many TV credits including: =93Candy Apple News Company=94 WCAU 1979, =93Star Stuff,=92, =93The Real Adventures of Sherlock Jones=94, and the award winning =93Storytime=94 on KCET in Los Angeles. Mark was a puppeteer on =93Beakman=92s World=94 the show hosted by Paul Zaloom. On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Les Lamborn <llamborn-AT-rbc.org> wrote: > I grew up with the Ritts puppets on Philadelphia TV. see > http://www.tvacres.com/puppets_ritts.htm short obit at the bottom of > article. > Les > > On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 5:31 AM, Andrew <puppetvision-AT-gmail.com> wrote: > > > I am bit behind on reading the digest version of the list, so apologies > if > > this was already reported...puppeteer Mark Ritts (Lester the Lab Rat on > > Paul > > Zaloom's "Beakman's World") died of cancer Monday at his home in > > California. > > According to his obituary, he was a second generation puppeteer (which I > > did > > not know), the son of puppeteers Paul and Mary Ritts, whose work I am > sadly > > not familiar with. > > > > http://bit.ly/8KtF84 > > > > - Andrew > > _______________________________________________ > > List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org > > Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit > > Archives: http://www.driftline.org > > > > > > -- > Les Lamborn > Sr. Radio Prod. > RBC Ministries > WWW.RBC.org > _______________________________________________ > List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org > Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit > Archives: http://www.driftline.org > _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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