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Bon voyage, Singer Anne Murray yesterday was invited to help see Toronto's Famous People Players puppet troupe off on a tour of the People's Republic (...)
Bon voyage, Singer Anne Murray yesterday was invited to help see Toronto's Famous People Players puppet troupe off on a tour of the People's Republic (...)

Bon voyage, Singer Anne Murray yesterday was invited to help see Toronto's Famous People Players puppet troupe off on a tour of the People's Republic (...)

Date9/27/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Bon voyage, Singer Anne Murray yesterday was invited to help see Toronto's Famous People Players puppet troupe off on a tour of the People's Republic of China, and meet her puppet look-alike, which they use in show. She also got acquainted in this picture with the troupe's replica of rock singer Rod Stewart, who isn't going along on the tour.
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Learning to manipulate a large puppet can be tricky, as members of the Famous People Players discover
Learning to manipulate a large puppet can be tricky, as members of the Famous People Players discover
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Famous Peoples Players
Famous Peoples Players
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Dance stars Laud each other. Performers ling Kuei-ming (left) and Shih Chung0chin of Shanghai Ballet of People's Republic of China are congratulated b(...)
Dance stars Laud each other. Performers ling Kuei-ming (left) and Shih Chung0chin of Shanghai Ballet of People's Republic of China are congratulated b(...)
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Famous people Players founder Diane Dupuy met Gordon Pinsent after a performance
Famous people Players founder Diane Dupuy met Gordon Pinsent after a performance
9/6/1983
Benny D'Onofrio with one of the Famous People Players characters: We gotta get the show perfect
Benny D'Onofrio with one of the Famous People Players characters: We gotta get the show perfect
8/26/1983
Diane Dupuy, founder of the Famous People Players, who will be appearing at the Metro Convention Centre Sept
Diane Dupuy, founder of the Famous People Players, who will be appearing at the Metro Convention Centre Sept
8/2/1989
Diane Dupuy: Her new biography is also the story of Famous People Players, a group of renowned puppeteers who are mentally handicapped
Diane Dupuy: Her new biography is also the story of Famous People Players, a group of renowned puppeteers who are mentally handicapped
10/25/1988
Trouble at home: Riots in their native Dominican Republic have left Toronto Blue Jay players Alfredo Griffin, left, Damaso Garcia, centre, and George Bell worried about their families
Trouble at home: Riots in their native Dominican Republic have left Toronto Blue Jay players Alfredo Griffin, left, Damaso Garcia, centre, and George Bell worried about their families
6/11/1981
Trouble at home: Riots in their native Dominican Republic have left Toronto Blue Jay players Alfredo Griffin, left, Damaso Garcia, centre, and George Bell worried about their families
Trouble at home: Riots in their native Dominican Republic have left Toronto Blue Jay players Alfredo Griffin, left, Damaso Garcia, centre, and George Bell worried about their families
3/2/1983
And famous players is the fox, Forthcoming movie attraction provides alluring background for Famous Players Canadian Corp. president George Destounis yesterday as he announces 43 serious offers for the TV holdings company must dispose of under recent Otta
And famous players is the fox, Forthcoming movie attraction provides alluring background for Famous Players Canadian Corp. president George Destounis yesterday as he announces 43 serious offers for the TV holdings company must dispose of under recent Otta
4/29/1969
Sight for sore eyes: Harold Bayham, a 57-year-old Torontonian, has collected almost 14,000 pairs of cast-off eyeglasses, which he takes to give away to the poor people of the Dominican Republic. He started his project with a single magazine advertisement.
Sight for sore eyes: Harold Bayham, a 57-year-old Torontonian, has collected almost 14,000 pairs of cast-off eyeglasses, which he takes to give away to the poor people of the Dominican Republic. He started his project with a single magazine advertisement.
2/28/1977
Tucson Bound: Rob Phillips, playing his guitar at home in Oshawa, has been selected from among more than 8,000 applicants to join the Up With People educational and cultural troupe for a 10-month tour
Tucson Bound: Rob Phillips, playing his guitar at home in Oshawa, has been selected from among more than 8,000 applicants to join the Up With People educational and cultural troupe for a 10-month tour
2/21/1992