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Harry Corbett OBE (28 January 1918 — 17 August 1989) was an English puppeteer who created the 'Sooty' glove puppet character in 1948. Corbett was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, to James W. Corbett, a coal miner, and his wife Florence, née Ramsden.Deafness in one ear precluded Corbett from pursuing his musical ambitions although he played the piano in the Guiseley fish and chip restaurant owned by his mother's brother Harry Ramsden.

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  • Harry Corbett OBE (28 January 1918 — 17 August 1989) was an English puppeteer who created the 'Sooty' glove puppet character in 1948. Corbett was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, to James W. Corbett, a coal miner, and his wife Florence, née Ramsden.Deafness in one ear precluded Corbett from pursuing his musical ambitions although he played the piano in the Guiseley fish and chip restaurant owned by his mother's brother Harry Ramsden.
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  • Harry Corbett
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  • British puppeteer
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