PADY BLACKWOOD (Master
Puppeteer, Marionette Maker, and
Consultant)

The marionette puppetry of Pady
Blackwood has been seen both on
Broadway in Alice in Wonderland
and off Broadway in Les Poupees
De Paris, on television, in feature
films, and on concerts stages with
symphony orchestras around the
world.

Pady is currently the official
puppeteer for TV's legendary
Howdy Doody. He has had long
associations with virtually all of the
premiere puppet companies in the
USA including the Krofft Brothers
and Bil Baird's marionette theater in
New York. Muppet creator, Jim
Henson, called Pady, "one of the
most gifted and innovative artists in
the field of puppetry."

In additional to his expert skills at
operating marionettes, Pady also
creates hand carved marionettes in
the European Tradition. Pady has
made many of the custom
marionettes for Pinocchio's.