A. R. Philpott
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A.R. Philpott, also known as Pantopuck the Puppet Man or Panto to his friends, was a performer, teacher and researcher/writer on the subject of puppet
s and puppetry. He wrote several books on the subject, and was instrumental in the development of puppets for education
al and therapeutic
uses, as well as entertainment, through the Educational Puppetry Association (EPA) and its magazine Puppet Post, which he edited.
His friend Morris Cox, who shared his house, ran his own small press which published individual sheets of drawing and poetry.
Gogmagog Press
When Panto died after a long illness, he was the first puppeteer to be honored in "The Actors' Church" - St. Paul's, Covent Garden, with a plaque embellished with his own artwork - a reproduction of the logo shown right, of himself as a travelling puppeteer.
Panto was survived by his second wife, Violet Philpott, an acclaimed children's puppeteer and author. Until the frailty of old age overtook her, each spring and summer she was booked to take a folding puppet stage and one or two (overworked) assistants round London parks and play spaces to perform a comic series based around her character Bandicoot.
Panto's son from his first marriage, Toby Philpott
, worked with Jim Henson as an animatronic puppet operator, on The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, and formed part of the team inside the original Jabba the Hutt
(before cgi took over).
Puppet
A puppet is an inanimate object or representational figure animated or manipulated by an entertainer, who is called a puppeteer. It is used in puppetry, a play or a presentation that is a very ancient form of theatre....
s and puppetry. He wrote several books on the subject, and was instrumental in the development of puppets for education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
al and therapeutic
Therapy
This is a list of types of therapy .* Adventure therapy* Animal-assisted therapy* Aquatic therapy* Aromatherapy* Art and dementia* Art therapy* Authentic Movement* Behavioral therapy* Bibliotherapy* Buteyko Method* Chemotherapy...
uses, as well as entertainment, through the Educational Puppetry Association (EPA) and its magazine Puppet Post, which he edited.
His friend Morris Cox, who shared his house, ran his own small press which published individual sheets of drawing and poetry.
Gogmagog Press
When Panto died after a long illness, he was the first puppeteer to be honored in "The Actors' Church" - St. Paul's, Covent Garden, with a plaque embellished with his own artwork - a reproduction of the logo shown right, of himself as a travelling puppeteer.
Panto was survived by his second wife, Violet Philpott, an acclaimed children's puppeteer and author. Until the frailty of old age overtook her, each spring and summer she was booked to take a folding puppet stage and one or two (overworked) assistants round London parks and play spaces to perform a comic series based around her character Bandicoot.
Panto's son from his first marriage, Toby Philpott
Toby Philpott
Toby Philpott is an English puppeteer best known for his work in motion picture animatronics during the 1980s in such films as The Dark Crystal and Return of the Jedi...
, worked with Jim Henson as an animatronic puppet operator, on The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth, and formed part of the team inside the original Jabba the Hutt
Jabba the Hutt
Jabba the Hutt is a fictional character in George Lucas's space opera film saga Star Wars. Designed as a large, slug-like alien, his appearance has been described by film critic Roger Ebert as "Dickensian," a cross between a toad and the Cheshire Cat....
(before cgi took over).