death_date nationality birth_date article_title name
1977 american may 10 , 1884 sue hastings -lrb- puppet creator -rrb-
 sue hastings
sue hastings -lrb- puppet creator -rrb-

sue hastings -lrb- may 10 , 1884 -- 1977 -rrb- was an american puppeteer known for popularizing the ancient art of puppetry in the 1930s and 1940s .
she was a protégé of tony sarg .
she was known for her large collection of marionettes , which she made with her team of assistants .
