Category Archives: Ventriloquist Central

First and foremost for the the book written by Stanley Burns called ” Other Voices” is the bible because Stan covered just about everything imaginable concerning the art including collecting. The color plates at the back of the book are … Continue reading →

The person that I purchased the Marshall/McElroy ventriloquist figure that was once owned by Bob Neller, is Bernie Kallman. Here is an old article about Bernie.

As most of you know, I am a great fan of the late Brian Hamilton’s work. He was a talented youngster that I only wish were still here building his fabulous figures. Since he isn’t here I have tried my … Continue reading →

Being a prolific builder of Ventriloquist figures meant that as Frank Marshall grew and changed his characters and became more of his own style as far as his heads were concerned, remember he used the Mack heads at first, he … Continue reading →

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 →