Ronnie Le Drew, the puppeteer, who has died aged 78, gave life to Zippy, the rebarbative braggart with a rugby-ball shaped ...

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Canadian-born British operator, president of the British Puppet Guild, died after a ‘short illness’ ...

Ronnie Le Drew, voice of Rainbow's Zippy, dies at 78 as heartbroken son shares tribute - The Canadian-born British puppeteer was best known for operating the character Zippy on the show for 20 years ...

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Puppeteer best known for manipulating Zippy on the hit ITV series Rainbow and a stalwart of the Little Angel puppet theatre in London ...

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Ronnie Le Drew death: Puppeteer behind Rainbow character Zippy dies, aged 79 - TV star, who brought squawking character to life, died following a short illness ...