What is Burr Tillstrom?
{{Infobox person | name = Burr Tillstrom | image = File:Burr Tillstrom Fran Allison Kukla Fran and Ollie 1954.jpg | imagesize = | caption = Tillstrom with Kukla, Ollie and [[Fran Allison]], 1954 | birth_name = Franklin Burr Tillstrom | birth_date = {{birth date|1917|10|13|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Chicago, Illinois]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1985|12|6|1917|10|13|mf=y}} | death_place = [[Palm Springs, California]] | death_cause = [[Heart failure]] | othername = | years_active = | spouse = | homepage = | notable role = | academyawards = | emmyawards = | tonyawards = }} '''Franklin Burr Tillstrom''' (October 13, 1917 – December 6, 1985) was an American television personality and puppeteer. He was the creator of ''[[Kukla, Fran and Ollie]]''. After the original series ended in 1957, Tillstrom continued to work with the Kuklapolitans. Early in 1958, Tillstrom appeared with the puppets on [[Polly Bergen]]'s short-lived [[NBC]] [[variety show]], ''[[The Polly Bergen Show]]''. In 1978 Kukla, Burr and Ollie joined the Broadway cast of ''[[Side by Side by Sondheim]]'', a revue of [[Stephen Sondheim]] songs.<ref>[http://kukla.tv/sondheim.html ''Side by Side by Sondheim'']</ref><ref>[http://kukla.tv/men.html ''Tillstrom and the Kuklapolitans'']</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tillstrom, Burr}} [[Category:1917 births]] [[Category:1985 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from heart failure]] [[Category:American television producers]] [[Category:Television personalities from Chicago]] {{US-actor-stub}}