1965 Press Photo GEORGE LATSHAW PUPPETEER

GEORGE LATSHAWGeorge Latshaw, an internationally renowned puppeteer who for half a century breathed life into a diverse array of inanimate objects, and in so doing helped gain acceptance for puppetry as a legitimate art form in the United States, died on Tuesday in Temple Terrace, Fla. He was 83.George Latshaw with the puppet Carrot Top and Leslie Caron of "Lili."A resident of Wesley Chapel, Fla., Mr. Latshaw had lived in Macedonia, Ohio, for many years.
Photo measures 8 x 10 in.