Leonard Insull

Leonard Insull (1883–1974) was Britain's leading ventriloquial figure maker of the twentieth century.^[1] He created many hundreds of items for Lewis Davenport Ltd.

Born in Wolverhampton, Insull trained as a joiner before entering showbusiness as a magician, "Hinsle, the Comedy Illusionist". He worked with his son, also Leonard, to construct ventriloquist's dummies until his son's death in 1957.^[2] His noted figures include Lord Charles for Ray Alan and Archie Andrews for Peter Brough.^[3]

References

^ "The Dummy Doctor". Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
^ "A Fine Quality Mid 20th Ventriloquist's Dummy Attributed to Leonard Insull", Doe & Hope
^ Roy Hudd and Philip Hindin, Roy Hudd's cavalcade of variety acts: a who was who of light entertainment, 1945-60, p. 3

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[1] "The Dummy Doctor". Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2022.

[2] "A Fine Quality Mid 20th Ventriloquist's Dummy Attributed to Leonard Insull", Doe & Hope

[3] Roy Hudd and Philip Hindin, Roy Hudd's cavalcade of variety acts: a who was who of light entertainment, 1945-60, p. 3

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