Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop: An Appreciation by Carla Rhodes
Today is the birthday of Shari Lewis (Sonia Phyllis Hurwitz, 1933-1998). This influential puppeteer and ventriloquist was such a ubiquitous and comforting presence on tv when I was growing up that even now, 16 years after her death, it’s kind of hard to believe she’s not around anymore. Lewis first caught the show business bug […]