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Putnam library to screen May 7 documentary about Big Bird · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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Speaker 1: Putnam Library to screen May seventh documentary about Big Bird,
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written by Tom Collins. This article is being read by
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an automated voice brought to you by Everlett. The Putnam
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County Public Library District's Condit Branch will host a docs
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and dialogue screening of I Am Big Bird, The Carrol
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Spinney Story at four pm Thursday, May seventh. For more
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than forty five years, Carrol Spinney delighted generations of children
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as the performer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch
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on Sesame Street. I Am Big Bird is an intimate
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portrait of the man inside the iconic yellow suit, featuring
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rare footage from his early collaborations with Jim Henson and
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tracing Spinney's journey from a bullied childhood to cultural icon.
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The film is one hour and thirty minutes, not rated,
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and made possible through canopy. The program is free and
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open to the public. For more information, call eight one
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five three nine twenty three eight, or visit the library
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at one oh five n Center's Putnam