Ventriloquist Central – A Tribute To Ventriloquism

Mr. Rizek, aka “Lester Marshall”

We certainly get the comments every time we post a mystery ventriloquist and this past time was no exception.

Bob Isaacson , Les Lamborn and Joe Lopez all were correct with their guesses on this one. Mr Rizek was the performer and he renamed himself Lester Marshall taking both names from two of the greats of the time. The Great Lester and Frank Marshall.

Mr Rizek also had quite a collection of figures and even purchased figures from Frank Marshall and would resell them. He was also taught ventriloquism by Ray Conlin.

Previously I posted pictures of Ray Conlin and his Figure which was made by Marshall and now resides in the Ventriloquist Central Collection.

If you missed that posting click here see it.

Dan
www.ventriloquistcentral.com

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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

Copyright 2010 by Dan Willinger

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George Pinxy Larsen was a contemporary of Frank Marshall, Ken Spencer and the other ventriloquist figure builders of the golden era. All of the makers were influenced by the popularity of Edgar Bergen’s Charlie and Mortimer figures.

A while ago I showed you a wonderful Mortimer done by Pinxy (click here to see video)

Today I am happy to show you Pinxy’s rendition of Charlie.

This full size figure is a wonderful creation in the likeness of Charlie McCarthy and he has moving mouth and side to side glass eyes. I have this Charlie dressed in a sporting outfit instead of the usual tuxedo as we have all seen Charlie dressed in a multitude of outfits throughout his career.

I have him sitting with the Pinxy Mortimer and they certainly enjoy each others company.

I hope you like seeing this very rare Pinxy ventriloquist figure.

Click here to see Pinxy’s Charlie McCarthy

Dan
www.ventriloquistcentral.com

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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

Copyright 2010 by Dan Willinger

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At Ventriloquist Central, we get lots of emails (and please, keep them coming), a few of the emails asked if I could do a video about the inside of a Len Insull Pocket Figure.

So, today, I’m doing a video so you can see the inner workings of one the pocket figures that is a part of the Ventriloquist Central Collection.

I hope you enjoyed seeing this video. Let me know what other videos you’d like to see.

Dan
www.ventriloquistcentral.com

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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

Copyright 2010 by Dan Willinger

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Here’s a video an unusual ventriloquist figure. Watch as I explain:

(If you can’t view this video, click here)

Dan
www.ventriloquistcentral.com

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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

Copyright 2010 by Dan Willinger

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Here is a video showing a great Frank Marshall ventriloquist figure, “Freshy”. This figure was made in the mid 1950’s by Marshall and is one of very few that had these large round eyes.

To read more about “Freshy”, check him out in the Ventriloquist Central Collection.

Click here to see “Freshy”

Dan
www.ventriloquistcentral.com

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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

Copyright 2010 by Dan Willinger

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