As tributes poured in from around the world for Caroll Spinney, the man who brought Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch alive for nearly 50 years and who died on Sunday, one Bangor resident recalled his very personal connection to the beloved puppeteer. Local historian and former Bangor Daily News writer and editorial page assistant Dick Shaw met Spinney in 1980, while writing a profile of him for the BDN ahead of Spinney’s performance as Big Bird with the Portland Symphony Orchestra.
This Bangor Man Got Christmas Cards From Big Bird For Nearly 40 Years
Emily Burnham, Bangor Daily News
Mon, 12/09/2019 - 10:24am
Sections: u.s.
Topics: Maine Penobscot County Bangor
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