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George
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Jerry J. Jerrie
Jerry O'Brien
Jerry O'Leary
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Terry
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Woody DeForest
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Featured Figure:
Jerry O'Brien
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Created by: Theodore Mack and Sons
Used by: Jimmy Craig
Trivia:
1. Jerry was used by California ventriloquist Jimmy Craig, who
performed under the name �The Great Gabbo.�
2. Jerry was purchased by Vent Haven Museum founder W.S. Berger late
in his life, in 1970.
3. In letters back and forth between Craig and Berger, Craig stated
that several others had offered him more money for Jerry than Berger
had, but �Mildred [Craig�s wife] says that she would rather that you
have it than anyone else,� so Craig agreed to sell Jerry to Berger.
4. For his part, Berger stated that �Jerry O�Brien was a long time
arriving here�he probably stopped for a Coke and looked the place
over for a few days before coming to his final resting place..the
vent haven.�
5. Jerry wears a button on his jacked which states, �Official Wise
Guy.�
6. According to Craig, Jerry was built by Frank Marshall while
working for Mack and Sons, and was refurbished by Marshall some
years later.
7. You can see a photo of Craig with Jerry by
clicking this link.
8. Jerry is on display in Building Three of the museum. He can be
seen in
Quicktime Virtual Pan Number 3.
After the page loads, "turn" to look behind you. Terry is the fourth
figure in the second row.
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