Ernie Coombs
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American Canadian children's entertainer (1927-2001)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- 50 more things to make and do
- Mr. Dressup's 50 More Things to Make & Do
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Lewiston, Maine, USA
Ernest "Ernie" Arthur Coombs, CM, born on November 26, 1927, in Lewiston, Maine, was a beloved Canadian children's entertainer known as "Mr. Dressup." He became an icon in Canadian television with his show, which aired from 1967 to 1996. Coombs enchanted audiences with his gentle demeanour, creative storytelling, and the adventures he shared with his puppet friends, Casey and Finnegan. His…
Known for
- Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe — Self2023
- Mr. Dressup: Tickle Trunk Treasures - Green — Mr. Dressup2002
- Mr. Dressup: Tickle Trunk Treasures - Blue — Mr. Dressup2002
- Mr. Dressup: Tickle Trunk Treasures - Red — Mr. Dressup2002
- Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings — Narrator2002
- Mister Rogers' Neighborhood — Frog Puppet / Various1968
- Butternut Square — Mr Dressup
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Canada
- Active from
- 1927-11-26
- Active to
- 2001-09-18
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 36
- Total plays
- 338
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Lewiston
- Place of death
- Pickering
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Number of children
- 3
Show 5 more facts
- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of birth
- 1927-11-26
- date of death
- 2001-09-18
- cause of death
- stroke
- writing language
- English language
Sources (3)
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