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Portrait of puppeteer Ann Hogarth with Muffin the Mule, ca. 1952. The original mule puppet was created in 1933 by Punch and Judy puppet maker Fred Tickner for husband-and-wife puppeteers Jan Bussell (1909–1984) and Ann Hogarth to form part of a puppet circus for the Hogarth Puppet Theatre.
Muffin the Mule used to clip-clop around on top of the piano, whilst Mills played a tune. She wrote several Muffin the Mule songbooks and an adventure tale about him, as well as making records. The shows were broadcast live until 1952, when they began to be filmed.
Margaret Ann Gildart Bussell (19 July 1910 – 9 April 1993) better known as Ann Hogarth, was a British puppeteer.She, her husband and "Hogarth Puppets" toured the world. She is best known for her puppet Muffin the Mule, which was one of the first stars of early BBC television in the 1940s and 1950
Blake studied at the Central School of Art and Design in London. [4]Her parents were the actress, dancer and broadcaster Annette Mills, [3] best remembered for being the partner of the puppet "Muffin", in the successful BBC Television children's series Muffin the Mule between 1946 and 1955, and her first husband, Henry McClenaghan. [5]
Muffin the Mule (1951), a puppet animal based on a TV show (marketed by Moko) large Royal State Coach (1951 & 1952); the 1st version included figures of king and queen; the horses were cast by competing company Benbros; small Royal State Coach [Coronation Coach] (1953), first big seller, provided capital for further ventures
From January 2012 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Deborah P. Majoras joined the board, and sold them when she left, you would have a 63.0 percent return on your investment, compared to a 11.7 percent return from the S&P 500.
2 January – Annette Mills, host of Muffin the Mule, makes her last appearance on television. 10 January – Annette Mills dies from a heart attack after an operation. Following her death, Muffin the Mule is dropped by the BBC Television Service for 50 years. 15 January
From January 2008 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when William B. Harrison, Jr. joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a -29.6 percent return on your investment, compared to a -2.8 percent return from the S&P 500.