Norman Hetherington

Norman Hetherington
Hetheringon on stage in 1944
BornNorman Frederick Hetherington
(1921-05-29)29 May 1921
Lilyfield, New South Wales, Australia
Died6 December 2010(2010-12-06) (aged 89)
Greenwich, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Notable works
Mr Squiggle
AwardsPenguin Award
Jim Russell Award
Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM)
Spouse(s)Peggy Owrid (née Margaret Purnell) (m. 1958)
Children2

Norman Frederick Hetherington OAM (29 May 1921 – 6 December 2010) was an Australian artist, teacher, cartoonist (known as "Heth"), puppeteer, and puppet designer.[1]

He is best remembered as the creator of one of Australia's longest running children's shows, Mr Squiggle. Hetherington was the sole operator and voice of its star performer, the Mr Squiggle marionette.

External images
image icon Advertisement: "Another 'Minties Moment'": cartoon: Giraffe eating hat: Sydney Morning Herald18 November 1946 page 7
Source: NLA Trove
image icon Norman Hetherington's self-portrait, and his earlier, horizontal-form "Heth" (1946) signature. Sydney Morning Herald, 18 November 1946 page 7
Source: NLA Trove
image icon Norman Hetherington's later (1950), vertical-form ("Chinese") "Heth" signature.
Source: Foter.com
image icon Photograph of Norman Hetherington's original "Mr. SQUIGGLE" model.
Source: National Archives of Australia
image icon Photograph of Norman Hetherington's original "Mr. SQUIGGLE" model, from the front, waving.
Source: National Archives of Australia
image icon Photograph of Norman Hetherington's original "Mr. SQUIGGLE" model, from the side, waving.
Source: National Archives of Australia
image icon Norman Hetherington's 1962 application to register the Copyright for the "Mr. SQUIGGLE" puppet.
Source: National Archives of Australia
image icon Mr SQUIGGLE Costume, used at the "Journey of a Nation" Centenary of Federation parade, Sydney, Australia, 2000.
Source: Powerhouse Museum
  1. ^ "The Biography of Australian Cartoonist Norman Frederick Hetherington".