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Photograph was edited for publication purposes The 'Les Encore Les Poupees de Paris' show was produced by Peter Foy, Stan Kramer and Edward Wassall. It was modeled after the previous 'Les Poupees de Paris' show produced by Sid and Marty Krofft, which in turn was modeled on Paris style cabaret shows such as Moulin Rouge, Le Lido and Folies Bergere. Photograph caption dated December 23, 1963 reads, "A celebrity puppet - Jackie Gleason is just one of many celebrities seen on strings in the new 'Encore Les Poupees' puppet show nightly at P.J.'s in Hollywood. The 'adults only' 'revue' also spotlights Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and Jimmy Durante, among others."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Gleason, Jackie,--1916-1987--Art Marionettes--California--Los Angeles Puppet theater--California--Los Angeles Celebrities--California--Los Angeles--Caricatures and cartoons Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs Foy, Peter
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