Jack Beckitt

Jack Beckitt (24 September 1928 - 18 February 2010) was an English ventriloquist known for his "talking shoes" and his dummy Willie Drinkall.[1][2]

He wrote his memoirs, It Shouldn't Happen to a Vent!: A Life in Variety from the Palladium to Las Vegas which were published in the United Kingdom around 2004.[3]

His son John is also an entertainer.[4]

References

  1. "Jack Beckitt - Obituaries - The Stage". 20 April 2010.
  2. "Jack Beckitt: ventriloquist". 8 April 2010 via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  3. Jack Beckitt (22 July 2018). "It shouldn't happen to a vent!: a life in variety from the Palladium to Las Vegas / by Jack Beckitt". Tranters Ltd via explore.bl.uk.
  4. "Son of International Entertainer to Star in Spotlights 'My Fair Lady'". Ascotmatters.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-22.


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