What was the residence of Tony Sarg from 1910 to 1911?
Tony Sarg Anthony Frederick Sarg ( April 21 , 1880–March 7 , 1942 ) , known professionally as Tony Sarg , was a German American puppeteer and illustrator . He was described as Americas Puppet Master , and in his biography as the father of modern puppetry in North America . Early life . Tony Sarg was born in Cobán , Guatemala , to Francis Charles Sarg and his wife , Mary Elizabeth Parker . The elder Sarg , son of Mary Ellen Best , was a consul representing Germany ; Parker was English . The family returned to the German Empire in 1887 [ but note conflict that father Franz Sarg remained Consul until 1894 ] ; Sarg entered a military academy at age 14 and received a commission as lieutenant at 17 ; in 1905 ( in his mid-20s ) he resigned his commission and took up residence in the United Kingdom . There , he pursued a relationship with Bertha Eleanor McGowan , an American he had met when she was a tourist in Germany . They were married in her hometown of Cincinnati , Ohio , January 20 , 1909 , and returned to England , where their daughter Mary was born two years later . In 1914 , with the start of World War I , he sent Bertha and the children to Cincinnati , followed them soon after , and settled the family in New York City in 1915 . In 1920 , he became a naturalized citizen of the United States . Career . He had been raised around puppets , inherited his grandmothers collection of them , developed them as a hobby that enhanced the impression he made on other artists , and finally in 1917 , turned them into a profession . In 1921 , Sarg animated the film The First Circus , an inventive cartoon for producer Herbert M . Dawley , who was credited as co-animator . Sarg went on to produce a series of cartoons known as Tony Sargs Almanac , from 1921 to 1923 . In 1928 , he designed , and his protégé Bil Baird built tethered helium-filled balloons up to 125 feet ( 40 m ) long , resembling animals , for the New York institution of Macys department store . This work involved a number of puppetry-related principles . These creations were featured in the stores Thanksgiving Day parade . In 1935 , he undertook the puppet-related work of designing Macys elaborate animated window display , which was shown between Thanksgiving and Christmas . The pinnacle of Sargs visibility occurred at the 1933 Chicago Worlds Fair , where his cumulative audience was 3 million ; Baird was involved in this production , as were Rufus Rose and Margo Rose . Sarg stepped back from competing with other puppet studios , and pursued illustrating magazine covers , guide books , and original childrens picture books , games , and toys . He designed salons and sophisticated interiors for high-end department stores and restaurants , including the supper club at New Yorks Waldorf Astoria . He designed extensively for the New York Worlds Fair , in 1939 , creating the fairs official pictorial map , and numerous colorful and modernistic fabrics with Worlds Fair themes for ladys scarves , handkerchiefs , dresses , table linens , and upholstery , which were sold through Lord & Taylor Department Store . His protégé , Bil Baird , went on to design the puppets featured in the film The Sound of Music . Death . On February 17 , 1942 , Sarg had surgery for a ruptured appendix , and died on March 7 , 1942 of complications arising from it . He is buried at Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati , Ohio . Legacy . The Academy Film Archive has preserved several of Tony Sargs films , including The Original Movie , When the Whale Was Jonahed , Why They Love Cavemen , The First Earful , and Why Adam Walked the Floor . Filmography . All films co-animated and produced by Herbert M . Dawley - The First Circus ( May 8 , 1921 ) - The Tooth Carpenter ( May 21 , 1921 ) - Why They Love Cavemen ( July 2 , 1921 ) - When The Wale Was Jonahed ( August 20 , 1921 ) - Fireman , Save My Child ( September 11 , 1921 ) - The Original Golfer ( January 7 , 1922 ) - Why Adam Walked the Floor ( February 5 , 1922 ) - The Original Movie ( April 9 , 1922 ) - The First Earful ( May 29 , 1922 ) - Noah Put The Cat Out ( July 9 , 1922 ) - The First Degree ( July 29 , 1922 ) - The First Barber ( August 27 , 1922 ) - Baron Bragg and the Devilish Dragon ( September 24 , 1922 ) - The First Flivver ( October 22 , 1922 ) - The Ogling Ogre ( November 19 , 1922 ) - Baron Bragg and the Haunted Castle ( December 17 , 1922 ) - The Terrible Tree ( January 14,1923 )