Figure Name:
George
Date Created:
1953
Created by:
Harold J. Scott
Used by:
Stu Scott
Trivia:
1. George (and his partner Barney) joined the Vent Haven
collection in 1980.
2. This was the original George the Crow, used by professional
ventriloquist Stu Scott.
3. George and Stu were usually joined onstage by a similar figure,
Barney the Bullfrog.
4. Figuremaker Harold J. Scott was Stu's father.
5. In 1957, Scott's father created a duplicate of both George the
Crow and Barney the Bullfrog. However, those duplicates were stolen
from Stu's car in 1964 while it was parked in Lubbock, Texas.
6. Scott had George and Barney copied in latex rubber by Don Post,
and Scott performed with the latex figures until his death.
7. George is on display in Building One of the museum. He is not
visible in any of the
QuickTime Virtual Pans of the
Museum.
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