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From the moon to Mosman, Mr Squiggle is in the news
Posted Tuesday 6 September 2005
It’s the official opening of the Festival and Mr Squiggle exhibition tonight and Squiggle and his creator Norman Hetherington have been interviewed by the ABC and Sydney Morning Herald:
Hetherington, who put Mr Squiggle together in 1959, says it was not too hard to lure the show-off out of retirement.
“I think he [Mr Squiggle] was talked into it,” he said.
“He felt like making an exhibition of himself and here he is – an exhibition.”
Even after 50 years, he and Squiggle are still good friends. He laughs at stories of ventriloquists becoming dominated by their dummies.
He still pulls the strings, he insists, adding with a chuckle that it is a bit galling to see himself ageing while up in the attic Squiggle stays forever young. “All he needs is the occasional coat of paint.”
