Search results
Jane Fennell is a former Australian TV presenter, most notably on the children's television program Mr. Squiggle and Friends. She is the daughter of actor Willie Fennell and grew up in Sydney, Australia .
Jane Fennell. Actress: Alexander Bunyip's Billabong. Jane Fennell became known to a generation of Australian children on the children's television program Mr. Squiggle and Friends (1959) as Miss Jane. She grew up in Sydney, Australia and is the daughter of Australian actor Willie Fennell.
- Actress
- Jane Fennell
Jan 10, 2021 · Jane Fennell is a former Australian TV presenter, most notably on the children's television program Mr. Squiggle and Friends. She is the daughter of actor Willie Fennell and grew up in Sydney, Australia.
Jane Fennell. Actress: Alexander Bunyip's Billabong. Jane Fennell became known to a generation of Australian children on the children's television program Mr. Squiggle and Friends (1959) as Miss Jane. She grew up in Sydney, Australia and is the daughter of Australian actor Willie Fennell.
- A Family Affair
- Mr Squiggle’S Friends
- Mr Squiggle in The National Archives
Cartoonist and puppeteer Norman Hetherington created Mr Squiggle in the late 1950s. Hetherington saw his puppets as 'three-dimensional cartoons which could be animated and brought to life for a show'. Hecombined his two loves by creating a puppet that could draw. Norman's wife, Margaret, wrote the scripts for every episode. His daughter, Rebecca, p...
Hetherington created, performed and voiced all the characters that appeared on the show, including Blackboard, Rocket, Bill Steamshovel and Gus the Snail. Blackboard was known for his grumpy personality, but is remembered fondly for his signature phrase, 'Hurry up, hurry up'. Bill Steamshovel joined the show in 1962 and Gus the Snail in 1977, both ...
The National Archives’ collection has many records relating to Mr Squiggle. Most of them are audio-visual material, including an early Mr Squiggle segment that screened as part of the ABC's Children’s TV Clubin 1960. The collection includes Norman Hetherington's 1962 application for copyright protection, which contains three photographs of Mr Squig...
Dec 17, 2020 · A brilliant young showrunner from “Killing Eve” unveils her first film, “Promising Young Woman,” bringing macabre feminist wit to experiences that no one wants to talk about. Alexandra Von ...
Mr. Squiggle and Friends: With Norman Hetherington, Patricia Lovell, Jane Fennell, Rebecca Hetherington. Mr. Squiggle is a marionette with a pencil for a nose, who visits his friends from his home at 93 Crater Crescent on the Moon, flying in his pet rocket (named Rocket).
