If you go to the Ventriloquist Central Collection, go to the Frank Marshall section and click on the figure that says 1946 figure (or just click here), this was a figure that was originally owned by Roy Douglas.
You can see that I also have the bill of laden shipping invoice for this figure from Frank Marshall to Roy Douglas.
This figure had another life as a female named Missy and was used by Terry Bennett on his Jabberwockey Place TV show. Here is a clip of Terry Bennett using this very figure on his show.
Click here to see other great videos of Terry Bennett
Dan
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Dan Willinger is a ventriloquism enthusiast and ventriloquist figure collector. He has been collecting for over 25 years. He created the Ventriloquist Central Collection. It now has over 100 ventriloquist figures and over 50 of them are Frank Marshall figures. Because of his love for the art of ventriloquism, Mr. Willinger created the website Ventriloquist Central. For more information about the website, go to: http://www.ventriloquistcentral.com
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Wow. I didn’t know Bennett’s work. A wonderful ventriloquist…and we got the added bonus of Jonathan and Darlene Edwards’s rendition of “I Love Paris.” I own that LP!
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I remember there was an exact replica of this figure that’s for sale before–I guess in this site. It was made from fiberglass. I wonder who owns it now…
Ony I think you are mistaken. There are no replicas of this figure to my knowledge.