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 ...
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 ...
The mouse puppet that she made in the late 1950s in Italy became a worldwide phenomenon, with the help of “The Ed Sullivan Show.” By Neil Genzlinger Maria Perego, an Italian puppeteer and the creator ...