Bil Baird, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bil Baird

American puppeteer

Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1904

Place of Birth: Grand Island, Nebraska, United States

Date of Death: 18-Mar-1987

Profession: puppeteer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

William Britton "Bil" Baird (August 15, 1904 – March 18, 1987) was an American puppeteer of the mid- and late 20th century. One of his better known creations was Charlemane the lion.
He and his wife Cora Eisenberg Baird (1912–1967) produced and performed the famous puppetry sequence for "The Lonely Goatherd" in the film version of The Sound of Music.
His son Peter Baird, was also a puppeteer.He wrote The Art of the Puppet (1965) and also provided the puppets for Dark Shadows.
Baird also created the expandable nose Peter Noone wore as Pinocchio in the 1968 musical adaptation of the Carlo Collodi story that aired on NBC as a Hallmark Hall of Fame special.