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Norman Hetherington

Norman Frederick Hetherington OAM (29 May 1921 – 6 December 2010) was an Australian artist, cartoonist (known as "Heth"), puppeteer, and puppet designer.

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Awards
Penguin Award Jim Russell Award Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Born
Norman Frederick Hetherington (1921-05-29)29 May 1921 Lilyfield, New South Wales, Australia
Children
2
Died
6 December 2010(2010-12-06) (aged 89) Greenwich, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality
Australian
Notable works
Mr Squiggle

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Family

War service

Cartoonist

Puppetry

Television

Mr. Squiggle

Smiley's Good Teeth Puppet Theatre

Javanese Puppet Theatre

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Death

Tributes

Historical collection

Hetherington's works

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Norman Hetherington

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Norman Hetherington

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related to Illustrator · 29
Norman Hetherington → ABC Enterprises, An Entertaining War, Angus, Australia, Biblionews, Blair, Blazes, Blown, Book Collectors Society, David Blair, Dreamweaver Books, Gardiner, Hetherington, Hosking, In, Legends, Mr, New Land, Old Tales, Other Works
related to Tributes · 19
Norman Hetherington → Annette MacArthur-Onslow, Archived, Australian, Ben Wood, Chris, Christine Assange, Christmas Day, Herald-Sun, Hetherington, Hilary Talbot, Julian Assange, Many, Peter Broelman, Ross McCaughey, Roy, September, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, Taylor, Wayback Machine
related to Historical collection · 14
Norman Hetherington → Australia, Friends, In, In April, It’s Squiggle, July, Mr Squiggle, National Museum, Newcastle Museum, Norman Hetherington's, October, Press, The, The Creative World
Awards · 1
Norman Hetherington → Penguin Award Jim Russell Award Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Born · 1
Norman Hetherington → Norman Frederick Hetherington (1921-05-29)29 May 1921 Lilyfield, New South Wales, Australia
Children · 1
Norman Hetherington → 2
Died · 1
Norman Hetherington → 6 December 2010(2010-12-06) (aged 89) Greenwich, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality · 1
Norman Hetherington → Australian
Notable works · 1
Norman Hetherington → Mr Squiggle
Spouse · 1
Norman Hetherington → Peggy Owrid (née Margaret Purnell) (m. 1958)

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hetherington mr squiggle sydney puppet australian theatre shows australia puppets norman children's television children marionette first work performed performance cartoonist

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Norman HetheringtonAwardsPenguin Award Jim Russell Award Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)1.00infobox
Norman HetheringtonBornNorman Frederick Hetherington (1921-05-29)29 May 1921 Lilyfield, New South Wales, Australia1.00infobox
Norman HetheringtonChildren21.00infobox
Norman HetheringtonDied6 December 2010(2010-12-06) (aged 89) Greenwich, New South Wales, Australia1.00infobox
Norman HetheringtonNationalityAustralian1.00infobox
Norman HetheringtonNotable worksMr Squiggle1.00infobox
Norman HetheringtonSpousePeggy Owrid (née Margaret Purnell) (m. 1958)1.00infobox
Anthony Horderninstance ofHetherington was always keen to demonstrate to his young audiences just how easily puppets could be made.He continued to develop and perform puppet shows for holiday performance…0.80text
Norman Hetheringtonrelated to Historical collectionIn April0.60section
Norman Hetheringtonrelated to Historical collectionNational Museum0.60section
Norman Hetheringtonrelated to Historical collectionAustralia0.60section
Norman Hetheringtonrelated to Historical collectionNorman Hetherington's0.60section

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