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	Carroll, Charles - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Carroll, Charles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Carroll was born in Annapolis, Maryland, and educated in France and England, returning 1765 to administer Carrollton, the family estate in Maryland.
		Because of his Catholic faith, he was not allowed to enter political life but was a strong supporter of the cause of American independence.
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Carroll,+Charles (160 words)

	The Daily Times - News - 05/17/2004 - Big Bird flies high at Nova graduation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Spinney, the voice of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch and one of two remaining original performers from the long-running public television show, was warmly received, with the controversy that swirled last month around his selection as the university’s commencement speaker seemingly forgotten.
		Spinney received a loud ovation from the Class of 2004 when he stepped to the podium to receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree, and an even louder one when he jokingly greeted the crowd in Big Bird’s unmistakable voice.
		Spinney advised the 1,550 undergraduate and 250 graduate-degree recipients in Villanova’s Class of 2004 to do their part for humanity, but to be sure to do things for themselves as well.
	www.delcotimes.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=11660276&BRD=1675&PAG=461&dept_id=18171&rfi=6 (642 words)

	USATODAY.com - The bird man of 'Sesame Street' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Spinney is converting a garage into a puppet theater, which comes with a "toy store" filled with gifts for grandchildren and other young visitors.
		Spinney says that Henson, who died in 1990, originally thought of Big Bird "as kind of a yokel," and his voice as something like "Mickey Mouse's pal Goofy, or Mortimer Snerd," Edgar Bergen's yokel created as a contrast to his wise-guy character Charlie McCarthy.
		Spinney was 5 when he saw his first puppet and was captivated by the idea that "a whole show could be done with little things on your hands." Three years later at a rummage sale, he bought his first puppet, a monkey with a hole in its head, for a nickel.
	www.usatoday.com /life/2003-04-27-bird-man_x.htm (1383 words)

	Muppet Central News - Spinney highlights Villanova's graduation ceremony
		But as soon as Caroll Spinney, aka Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, walked to the podium to receive his honorary degree, the Class of 2004 erupted with whoops and cheers - and the traditional bouncing of a beach ball.
		Spinney, who was recently designated a "Living Legend" by the Library of Congress for his three decades on "Sesame Street," called himself one of the most famous people nobody knows.
		Sue Darr, of Churchville, Bucks County, said her daughter was initially appalled by the choice of Spinney as speaker.
	www.muppetcentral.com /news/2004/051704.shtml (725 words)

	NPR : A Life Inside Big Bird
		In an interview with NPR's Bob Edwards, Spinney recalls that in the beginning, he played the character like "a purple dinosaur, who was like 'Ho, hi there.
		But the stint ended quickly when Spinney, who was in the Air Force at the time, was shipped out to Germany.
		Five years later, Spinney was back on TV playing various sidekicks to Bozo the Clown.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1249919 (842 words)

	Guestbook for carollspinney.8m.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Spinney on the set of Sesame Street along with his lovely wife Debbie as an intern for the Jim Henson Company at the time.
		Even thought it is likely that our bloodlines have never crossed, ever since the day I read my last name in the credits at the end of the show, (when I was just old enought to be able to recognize my own last name in print)...
		Spinney is an icon for me. I'm happily surprised to learn that he's also an animato
	carollspinney.netfirms.com /oldguestbook.html (1190 words)

	Special event honoring Carroll Spinney - Muppet Central Forum
		Spinney joins a prestigious group of recipients of the Legacy for Children Award since its inception in 1999: “Mister” Fred Rogers; The David and Lucile Packard Foundation; and Rob Reiner and the I am Your Child Foundation.
		Jim Henson, who was working with Joan Ganz Cooney and the Children’s Television Workshop to develop characters for a new educational children’s television show, saw Spinney perform a combined puppetry and animation show at the Puppeteers of America Festival in Salt Lake City in 1969.
		Spinney reports, however, that his greatest accolades come from the children who watch the show and send care packages of bird seed and letters to Big Bird, thanking him “for being their friend!”
	forum.muppetcentral.com /showthread.php?t=4210 (859 words)

	Oscar the Grouch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On occasional episodes he has mentioned leaving Sesame Street to attend "the annual Grouch convention in Syracuse, New York".
		During the first season of Sesame Street, the street set was arranged such that Spinney, who is right-handed, was forced to operate Oscar's head with his left hand.
		A subsequent redesign of the set allowed Spinney to switch hands.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oscar_the_Grouch (812 words)

	Carroll Spinney Pics - Carroll Spinney News - Carroll Spinney Information
		Carroll Spinney wanted to work with puppets on television ever since childhood.
		When he was a child, he would have puppet shows in his neighborhood.
		Apr. 1, 2004; Carroll Spinney still appears as Big Bird on Sesame Street in addition to a busy schedule of guest appearances around the world.
	www.tv.com /carroll-spinney/person/119650/summary.html (142 words)

	Creating a Life Purpose
		Carroll Spinney, better known as Big Bird on Sesame Street, imagined his life as a puppeteer from the time he was a young boy.
		Spinney never planned infamy, but the rest of it is exactly what he crafted.
		But because there are many applicants and relatively few openings, these jobs require a finite set of top-notch skills, some degree of talent, and, like Carroll Spinney, being in the right place at the right time.
	www.seattlewritergrrls.org /uncapped/2004i4_lifepurpose.html (1602 words)

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		Caroll Spinney, the "man behind Big Bird," spoke at 4C's Champions for Children Lecture at the Phoenix, downtown.
		Spinney has for more than 30 years been the man inside Sesame Street's Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch.
		The event, "Conversations with Carroll Spinney: The Wisdom of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch," attracted 225 guests and raised more than $32,000 to support the work of 4C, since 1972 a regional childcare resource and referral service.
	www.enquirer.com /editions/2004/04/11/tem_seen11lede.html (473 words)

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		A few months ago, I was sitting on the couch, leaning up against my devoted husband and reading the newspaper over his shoulder, when I came across an article about Carroll Spinney, the fellow who plays Big Bird on Sesame Street.
		In the article, he tells of the time when his wife left him, and he was so heartbroken that he found himself weeping inside his Big Bird suit.
		But all it takes, even while cuddling up and sharing a newspaper, is a story like the one about Carroll Spinney crying inside his Big Bird suit, and it all comes back.
	www.radioessays.com /essays/word/heartbreak.doc (466 words)

	Steve Whitmire
		Whitmire then met Carroll Spinney (Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch) who was impressed with Whitmire's work.
		Spinney made a suggestion: audition for Sesame Street.
		Whitmire did audition and met Jim Henson and Frank Oz who were also impressed.
	www.geocities.com /Hollywood/Academy/3108/chsw.html (175 words)

	Big Bird -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Hooper's death, have been hailed as a milestone in children's programming.
		As (Click link for more info and facts about Muppet) Muppeteer (Click link for more info and facts about Carroll Spinney) Carroll Spinney has aged, the show has gradually started to train new performers to play Big Bird.
		These apprentices include both (Click link for more info and facts about Rick Lyon) Rick Lyon in the opening (A melody that recurs and comes to represent a musical play or movie) theme song of the show's 33rd season, and Matt Vogel in the show's regular new Journey to Ernie segment.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bi/big_bird.htm (956 words)

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		Facts:Oscar's character is based on a grumpy waiter from a restaurant called 'Oscar's Tavern' in Manhattan.
		Oscar's voice is based on a cabdriver who drove Caroll Spinney to the studio.
		Description: Oscar is the only person in Sesame Street who doesn't like to have fun, and the only one who isn't nice to anybody, knows he isn't and likes it that way.
	www.blogger.com /email-post.g?blogID=10824947&postID=110957198640561690 (523 words)

	Moviefone: Movie Celebrities - Carroll Spinney: MAIN
		Caroll Spinney: author, artist, and puppeteer, he has played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street since 1969.
		1, 2004; Carroll Spinney still appears as Big Bird on Sesame Street...
		Carroll Spinney - Filmography, Awards, Biography, Agent, Discussions, Photos, News Articles, Fan Sites.
	movies.aol.com /celebrity/main.adp?_pgtyp=pdct&sid=67263&uid=8600 (246 words)

	Web Sites Guide ODP > Arts> Performing Arts> Puppetry> Muppets> Cast and Crew> Spinney, Caroll
		Caroll Spinney - Official site with book information, list of characters he's played and samples of his paintings.
		Caroll Spinney Fan Page - Biography, character profiles, press, mailing address, and art by Spinney and fans.
		Caroll Spinney, who also performs Oscar the Grouch, discusses the evolution of Big Bird with NPR's Bob Edwards.
	www.websitesguide.info /Arts/Performing_Arts/Puppetry/Muppets/Cast_and_Crew/Spinney,_Caroll (160 words)

	Carroll Spinney (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999) (voice) (as Caroll Spinney)....
		Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird (1985) (voice) (as Caroll Spinney)....
		Find where Carroll Spinney is credited alongside another name
	www.imdb.com /name/nm0818973 (382 words)

	Muppet Central Guides - Caroll Spinney Trivia
		Carroll Spinney had an opportunity once to leave Sesame Street, which nearly tempted him away.
		Who was responsible for convincing Caroll Spinney to not hand in his resignation?
		Apart from being an excellent puppeteer, Caroll Spinney has another talent.
	www.muppetcentral.com /guides/trivia/spinney.shtml (469 words)

	Sesame Workshop
		The waiter was so consistently and unabashedly grouchy, that his abuse became humorous to the Sesame producers and thus the crotchety Oscar character was conceived.
		Of course, Carroll Spinney, the Muppeteer inside Oscar, had to come up with the perfectly cranky voice to match the Muppet's de-mean-or.
		Caroll Spinney, Big Bird's Muppeteer, and Gary Burghoff, the actor who played Radar on the hit comedy, met on "The Hollywood Squares." The two got along so well that Carroll named Big Bird's teddy after him.
	www.sesameworkshop.org /aboutus/newsletter_article.php?contentId=71440&type=sesame (912 words)

	The Official Caroll Spinney Fan Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Official Caroll Spinney Fan Page is created and maintained by Jeni Rizio, with Caroll's permission.
		No, I will not give out his home address or phone number, so don't ask for it.
		The Official Caroll Spinney Fan Page is a fan publication which exists to honor Caroll Spinney, his art, and the characters he played.
	carollspinney.netfirms.com (86 words)

	A&E explores magic behind 'Sesame Street'
		Sunday on A&E. The special is filled with quirky delights, including never-before-seen footage of the original "Sesame Street" pilot from the landmark series that first went on the air in 1969.
		And there are fascinating, behind-the-scenes encounters with various Muppeteers, including Big Bird's human alter ego, Carroll Spinney, and the gentle, witty man behind Elmo, Kevin Clash, as they rehearse and work.
		It was the fateful harmonic convergence of "Sesame Street" with the Muppets -- created by the late Jim Henson -- that helped imbed the series and its characters so warmly in the American cultural imagination.
	www.freep.com /entertainment/tvandradio/duf13_20010313.htm (416 words)

	Follow That Bird (1985)
		Big Bird (Spinney), as we all know, is a six-year old, eight-foot tall, bright yellow bird who lives happily on Sesame Street.
		I would hope that WB would have a higher standard of quality for their products, but then again, the other DVDs of theirs that I have seen (like Arthur and Heist, to name two off the top of my head) were equally lacking in features, so maybe I’m just expecting too much from them.
		But really--is it too much to ask for to have a ten-minute interview with Carroll Spinney.
	www.needcoffee.com /html/dvd/ftbird.htm (742 words)

	Bulljune (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		This year's finalist judging took place on the Internet, with judges logging on and placing their votes on a secure Web site a first for the contest.
		This year's panel of judges included actress Jane Seymour and muppet performer Carroll Spinney (AKA Big Bird).
		To view the grand prize winner and 23 merit award winning posters of the 1999-2000 contest, "A New Beginning for Peace," visit the Peace Poster Contest section of Lions International Web site.
	www.stormpages.com /duttonlions/june.htm (961 words)

	NPR Shop : Caroll Spinney and J Milligan, 'The Wisdom of Big Bird' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		NPR Shop : Caroll Spinney and J Milligan, 'The Wisdom of Big Bird'
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		The Wisdom of Big Bird/the Dark Genius of Oscar the Grouch: Lessons from a Life in Feathers
	www.npr.org /ecommerce/purchase/2003/may/bigbird_book.html (52 words)

	Moviefone: Sesame Street Presents Follow that Bird Movie: MAIN
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		Starring: Carroll Spinney, Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Paul Bartel, more credits
		Synopsis: The first film to be adapted from the popular children's television series Sesame Street, Follow That Bird follows the story of Big Bird after a...
	movies.aol.com /movie/main.adp?mid=20312&uid=8350 (294 words)

	Big Bird, There is More to the Story! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		And yes, I do mean Big Bird of Sesame Street!
		For 34 years Carroll Spinney, the voice and puppeteer of Big Bird, has led children around the world through many adventures.
		The Big Bird character portrays a child of about 4-1/2 years old, who is basically happy, sings a lot, is very curious, is often the spokesperson for his friends—which include Elmo, Oscar the Grouch, Ernie, Bert, Mr.
	www.camdenucc.org /s03bird.html (2337 words)

	marsfirst.com -- - Arts - Performing Arts - Puppetry - Muppets - Cast and Crew - Spinney, Caroll
		marsfirst.com -- - Arts - Performing Arts - Puppetry - Muppets - Cast and Crew - Spinney, Caroll
		- Biography, character profiles, press, mailing address, and art by Spinney and fans.
		» The Internet Movie Database (IMDb): Carroll Spinney
	www.marsfirst.com /directory/Arts/Performing_Arts/Puppetry/Muppets/Cast_and_Crew/Spinney,_Caroll (134 words)

	Platinum All Time Favorites by Sesame Street
		The People in Your Neighborhood - Bob McGrath
		Elmo's Song - Marty Robinson, Carroll Spinney, Clifford Kevin Clash
		I Don't Want to Live on the Moon - Jim Henson
	www.mmguide.musicmatch.com /album/album.cgi?ALBUMID=482758 (159 words)

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