Norman Hetherington
| Norman Hetherington | |
|---|---|
| Born | Norman Frederick Hetherington 29 May 1921 Lilyfield, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 6 December 2010 (aged 89) Greenwich, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
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Notable works
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Mr. Squiggle |
| Awards |
Penguin Award Jim Russell Award Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) |
Norman Frederick Hetherington OAM (29 May 1921 – 6 December 2010) was an Australian artist, teacher, cartoonist (known as "Heth"), puppeteer, and puppet designer.
He is best remembered as the creator of one of Australia's longest running children's shows Mr. Squiggle. Hetherington was the sole operator and voice of its star performer, the Mr. Squiggle marionette.
He was the son of Frederick Hetherington (1883–1951) and Ellen Mary Hetherington (1888–1976) (née Markwell). They were married at Balmain in 1918, and Norman Frederick Hetherington was born on 29 May 1921 in Lilyfield.
He grew up at 35 Meryla Street, Burwood. He did his primary schooling from Burwood Public School (1927- 1933), and secondary schooling from at Sydney's Fort Street Boys' High School (1934-1937). He studied art, full-time, at East Sydney Technical College (now known as the National Art School), from 1937–1938; and, because he had taken a position with one of Sydney's largest advertising agencies, Lintas (Lever International Advertising), he transferred to part-time studies, studying at night from 1939 to 1941 (when he enlisted in the army).
In 1958, he married Margaret (née Purnell); she would later write the scripts for all episodes of Mr. Squiggle. They moved to the Sydney suburb of Mosman in 1960, and Hetherington remained there until his death.
The couple's children are Stephen (1959-), an academic philosopher, and Rebecca (1962-), a television presenter, (who also co-hosted Mr. Squiggle) and one time associate producer on radio 2UE.
He served with the First Australian Army Entertainment Unit during World War II in Dutch New Guinea, New Guinea, New Britain, and the Torres Strait Islands. The Entertainment Unit also included actor Michael Pate, and comedian George Wallace Jr.
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