"Anyone have any info (pics, books, mags, etc} on the American ventriloquis!
Question: His wife, Marion, died since then.
Answers: His wife, Marion, died since then.
"Figure: Snodgrass. "1950. Original Theatre Programme ... from the Chiswick Empire for STAND EASY ... First Time Here, The Famous American Recording Star, Rose Murphy, the Chee Chee Girl ... second billed is Canfield Smith, The Sensational American Ventriloquist with his almost human Snodgrass, and supporting variety, billed to appear Monday August 21st. 1950." Quote from www.abebooks.co.uk/search/sortby/3/kn/Ve...
Here are 2 pictures that came along with that:
http://mercurye.com/ventriloquism/stage4...
http://mercurye.com/ventriloquism/stage4...
Here's information on a page about Julie Andrews:
September 1952:
By September 6th Julie was still touring with Harold Fielding, but with a different line-up. At the Pier Pavilion in Llandudno, North Wales, she was sharing the bill with Max Bygraves, then a rising young comedian. Also appearing were Tommy Fields, Canfield Smith (an American ventriloquist) and puppeteers Paul and Peta Page.
I don't have much more to offer other than that. Try this web site, as some on the list may actually have known him:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WorldVents
Good luck!
Matt