He was 10 inches tall, with blond hair, bright blue eyes, oversized ears like Mickey Mouse and the rosy cheeks of a child who had played too long in the snow. His name, Topo Gigio, was Italian for ...

WASHINGTON — He was 10 inches tall, with blond hair, bright-blue eyes, oversized ears like Mickey Mouse, and the rosy cheeks of a child who had played too long in the snow. His name, Topo Gigio, was ...

Today, no one remembers Topo Gigio or Senor Wences. Today, no one thinks the riffs of Alan King are side-splitting gems of comedy. Today, no one would consider it appropriate to film a performer such ...

The Ed Sullivan Show famously featured big stars like Elvis, Carol Burnett and the Beatles over the course of its quarter-century on the air. But the variety program was peppered with quirkier acts, ...

After the really big finale 54 years ago, and the death of its legendary host three years later, "The Ed Sullivan Show" is having an extended moment. A YouTube channel on the classic variety show ...

Maria Perego, an Italian puppeteer and creator of Topo Gigio, the lovable mouse who became famous to American audiences as a frequent guest on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in the 1960s and early 1970s and ...

He was 10 inches tall, with blond hair, bright blue eyes, oversized ears like Mickey Mouse and the rosy cheeks of a child who had played too long in the snow. His name, Topo Gigio, was Italian for ...