Category Archives: Fred Russell & Coster Joe

Ventriloquism History – The Ventriloquist Figure

Fred Russell & Coster Joe We get all kinds of emails here at Ventriloquist Central asking all kinds of interesting questions. Some are about ventriloquist figure builders, who built this or that, historical information and many other questions. I had … Continue reading

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Ventriloquist Fred Russell Given Blue Plaque

Ventriloquist Fred Russell & “Coster Joe Ventriloquist Fred Russell has been given a blue plaque…. For more, click here   Dan www.ventriloquistcentral.com *************************************************** Dan Willinger is a ventriloquism enthusiast and ventriloquist figure collector. He has been collecting for over 25 … Continue reading

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W.S. Berger – Fred Russell and Coster Joe

Coster Joe and Fred Russell Fred Russell was a pioneer for ventriloquists. While reading the September-October, 1952 issue of “The Oracle”, I found this great article about Fred Russell that was written by W.S. Berger. I thought you might enjoy … Continue reading

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Coster Joe and His Place in Ventriloquism History

I had a young fellow contact me and was asking me about the origins of the ventriloquist figure as we all know it today and I thought this was a great question and decided that instead of answering him privately … Continue reading

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