Publicity release for Les Poupées de Paris

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A publicity release from Bill Doll and Company of New York, N.Y. to accompany the photograph of the celebrity puppet of Liberace from Sid and Marty Krofft's Les Poupées de Paris show. The release mentions the names of other celebrity puppets in the show, which was part of the entertainment at the New York World's Fair.

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[1] p.

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Bill Doll and Company 196X.

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A publicity release from Bill Doll and Company of New York, N.Y. to accompany the photograph of the celebrity puppet of Liberace from Sid and Marty Krofft's Les Poupées de Paris show. The release mentions the names of other celebrity puppets in the show, which was part of the entertainment at the New York World's Fair.

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[1] p.

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University of Texas at San Antonio Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, San Antonio Fair, Inc., Records, 1962-1995 (bulk 1964-1968) MS 31, Box 434, Folder 2

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George Liberace and Liberace puppet (Photograph)

George Liberace and Liberace puppet

Puppeteer George Liberace with a puppet of Liberace dressed in a sparkling suit at the piano, one of the celebrity puppets from Les Poupées de Paris variety show, created by him and his brother Marty Krofft. The Krofft brothers presented an original show, Kaleidoscope, at HemisFair '68.

George Liberace and Liberace puppet - ark:/67531/metapth66217

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  • Dec. 9, 2009, 8:38 a.m.

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Bill Doll and Company. Publicity release for Les Poupées de Paris, text, 196X; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth66220/: accessed May 14, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections.

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