Wayland Flowers | |
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 Wayland Flowers and Madame from Madame in Manhattan | |
| Born | Wayland Parrott Flowers Jr. November 26, 1939 Dawson, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | October 11, 1988 (aged 48) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Cedar Hill Cemetery |
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| Years active | 1964–1988 |
Wayland Parrott Flowers Jr. (November 26, 1939 – October 11, 1988) was an American actor, comedian and puppeteer.[1] Flowers was best known for the comedy act he created with his puppet Madame. His performances as "Wayland Flowers and Madame" were a major national success on stage and on screen in the 1970s and 1980s.
Flowers is frequently cited as a ventriloquist despite the fact that he made no effort to conceal that he was voicing his characters (Madame's infamous opening line was, "You may have noticed Wayland is no ventriloquist and I'm no fuckin' dummy"[2]). He instead preferred to be called an "illusionist,"[1] because onlookers tended to focus their attention on his animated puppets, who seemed to do all the talking.
- ^ a b AP (October 12, 1988). "Wayland Flowers Dies; Ventriloquist Was 48". The New York Times. Retrieved December 30, 2006.
- ^ Wayland Flowers and Madame, 1977 Uncensored TV