I am happy to give some details to you about Rita Winchell. She is the younger sister of Paul Winchell. She did ventriloquism for the first 20 or so years of her life and was very accomplished but once she got married her performing career changed.
Here’s more advice from ventriloquist Bob Abdou:
Last weeks blog stirred up some good comments and calls. I am glad these articles are helpful.
I enjoy sharing my knowledge and experiences. The main reason I do this is because when you do a good show, I get work. When I do a good show, you get work.
Today I am pleased to show you another Louis Grannat ventriloquist figure. Louis Grannat worked at the turn of the 20th century in Brooklyn New York. His figures are carved basswood with leather for the moving mouth.
Being a collector I am always searching for those elusive antique ventriloquist figures. Coming in December there is an auction for exactly what I am talking about. True ANTIQUE ventriloquist figures.
About 9 months ago I was contacted by Naveen Sridhar because he was writing a new book on the art of ventriloquism. He sent me a pdf file of the book to read and then asked if I would do up a review for him.
