Suzanne The Dancing Doll Puppet
date: label: Date made
content: 1940
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Life-sized figure, Suzanne The Dancing Doll, used in the international nightclub act of Tommy Wonder and Don Dellair, 1940-1969, an internationally known duo who sang and danced at night clubs from Puerto Rico to Paris. This doll plays a special role in the life of Tommy Wonder. As a child, Wonder developed a physical condition that prevented him from walking. In order to assist him, his mother stuffed some old clothes together and supported them with a broomstick. This doll, which Wonder named Suzanne, helped him learn to dance and walk.
label: Description (Brief)
content: This Suzanne was made in 1940 by the Westmore Brothers, Hollywood make-up artists. The face is modelled after Ann Sheridan by Warner Bros. Studios and his costume was designed by the House of Givenchy. The doll has real hair, glass eyes, and a face made of rubber material. Her unique feet have a patented extra pair of shoes, one set for Suzanne, and the other set worn by the puppeteer.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: general subject association
content: Dance
label: general subject association
content: Musical Theater
label: general subject association
content: Puppetry
label: Subject
content: Nightclubs
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content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Puppets
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Don Zeitz Dellair and Tommy Wonder 123
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1980.0157.01
label: accession number
content: 1980.0157
label: catalog number
content: 1980.0157.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Figure
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: rubber (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: glass (eyes material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: hair, human (hair material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 63 in x 16 in x 10 in; 160.02 cm x 40.64 cm x 25.4 cm