user: Problem: Bob Baker, the founder of one of America's oldest puppet theaters, died Friday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 90. The cause of death was kidney failure, his biographer, Gregory Williams, said. The Bob Baker Marionette Theater captivated children and adults with its ornate wooden puppets and props. Bob Baker, the founder of one of America's oldest puppet theaters, died Friday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 90. The theater was a vestige of the days when marionettes were widely used on stage and television and playhouses dotted the streets of downtown Los Angeles. 'He really contributed to the continuation of puppetry as an art,' Williams told The Associated Press on Friday. 'With the digital age, it's going in a different direction. But people still come to it because it's an introduction to theater for young people. It's real-life 3D.' Baker discovered puppetry as a child and described being immediately transformed. 'He couldn't talk about anything else when he came home to his mother and he knew what he wanted to do,' Williams said. Baker discovered puppetry as a child and described being immediately transformed. At an early age, he began constructing his own puppets and performed. He worked in animation for Walt Disney and others before starting his own theater company with his partner, Alton Wood. Baker's credits included orchestrating marionette work on more than 250 films, such as 'GI Blues' and 'Escape from Witch Mountain.' In an interview with The Associated Press in 1997, Baker said it was important to teach people to use their imagination and believe in fantasy. Baker's credits included orchestrating marionette work on more than 250 films, such as 'GI Blues' and 'Escape from Witch Mountain' He performed until he was 86 and began having physical difficulties. Williams said Baker lost both his family home and his theater to a mortgage lending company and that there were ongoing issues to be settled with his estate. The company has a lease on the theater house until March, at which point it will be extended month to month. 'At this point we are continuing,' Williams said.
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Answer: The Bob Baker Marionette Theater, has been praised for captivating children and adults with its ornate wooden puppets and props. He worked in animation for Walt Disney and others before starting his own theater company with his partner, Alton Wood. He performed until he was 86 and began having physical difficulties.


Problem: By. Daily Mail Reporter. Wake-up call: Helen Rogers, 57, is being prosecuted for her cockerel's 'particularly noisy' crowing. They say the early bird gets the worm, but all Big Bird the cockerel manages to do is irritate his neighbours. Chicken breeder Helen Rogers, 57, is being prosecuted for the animal's ‘particularly noisy’ crowing. Villagers say he wakes them at 3am and goes on ‘incessantly’ until 11pm, starting a chain reaction of crowing in Hambledon, Hampshire. Officers from Winchester City Council have visited the site five times - and served Mrs Rogers with a noise abatement notice in August last year. But she now been summoned to Fareham Magistrates' Court on Thursday accused of breaching the order on three occasions. Mrs Rogers has denied the four-year-old Light Sussex cockerel is a nuisance or crows throughout the night. And she claims she followed the council's advice to cover the coop with a black-out blanket at dusk and remove it no earlier than 9am. 'Several people in the village own cockerels and they all make a noise. That is what cockerels do,' she said. 'I don't understand people who live in the countryside and then complain about country noises such as animals and farm machinery. 'We have a school opposite the land where you can hear the children playing, and a church where the bells ring regularly. 'If you don't like this sort of thing you should move to the town or city instead. My cockerel is no more noisy than any other cockerel in the area and it is certainly not a nuisance. 'I keep it covered, so it does not crow at unreasonable hours. I am also unsure how anybody can tell the difference between my bird and any other. Animal lover: Villagers say he wakes them at 3am and goes on 'incessantly' until 11pm, starting a chain reaction of crowing in Hambledon, Hampshire. Above, Mrs Rogers is pictured with two of her other birds. Action: Officers from Winchester City Council (pictured) served Mrs Rogers with a noise abatement notice in August last year. But she now been summoned to court accused of breaching the order on three occasions. 'It is ridiculous and upsetting that I am being taken to court over something like this.' Mrs Rogers breeds rare cockerels, chickens, and ducks on the land, previously known as St Peter's Farm. It is home to seven ducks, 21 rare breed chickens, three normal chickens, two cockerels, six horses, one rabbit, and two dogs. Denial: Mrs Rogers has denied Big Bird is a nuisance or crows throughout the night. Above, she is pictured with her rare breed cockerel, Henry. But the animal lover lives around 20 miles away in Chichester, West Sussex. Mrs Rogers said she had received letters from the council, in which they said neighbours had complained about the 'incessant crowing'. 'One neighbour has said he would like to see Big Bird "dispatched" but there is no way I am doing that,' she said. 'If I have to I will move him elsewhere, but I won't kill him or give him away.' Councillor Tony Coates, who represents the village on Winchester City Council, said the noise 'has been annoying half the village'. He added: 'The countryside is noisy, smelly, and occasionally dangerous, and people who live here should put up with that to some extent. 'But this cockerel is an early-riser and particularly noisy. When it crows it starts a chain reaction among the other cockerels in the village. 'In this instance, it is a nuisance. It needs to be kept in a darkened coop, and its perch should be put higher up so it cannot extend its neck and crow." Caroline Dibden, vice chairwoman of Hambledon Parish Council, said: 'It is a particularly noisy cockerel and wakes people up very early in the morning. 'Our single biggest attended parish council meetings are when St Peter's Farm is on the agenda. 'This particular issue is a real problem because it affects a lot of people.'
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assistant: Helen Rogers, 57, is being prosecuted for Big Bird the cockerel's crowing. Villagers say he wakes them at 3am and goes on 'incessantly' until 11pm. Mrs Rogers was served with noise abatement notice in August last year. But she has now been summoned to court accused of breaching notice. The animal lover denies cockerel is a nuisance or crows through night.