Orville the Duck Orville the Duck Orville the Duck was the most famous puppet often used by the ventriloquist Keith Harris (1947–2015) and was named after Orville Wright (one of the Wright Brothers). Orville is a green duckling who wears nothing but a nappy with a large safety pin on the front. He speaks with a falsetto voice. Orville appeared on BBC television from 1982 to 1990 on "The Keith Harris Show", which featured assorted puppets such as Orville the Duck and Cuddles the Monkey. At the peak of their popularity in December 1982, Harris and Orville released the single "Orville's Song", reaching
Cuddles Marshall 28, 1946. Known as 'Clancy' in his later years, Marshall recalled that the first batter he faced in his MLB debut was Ted Williams, whom he struck out. Marshall died in Valencia, California, at the age of 82, and was buried at Assumption Catholic Cemetery in Simi Valley, California. Cuddles Marshall Clarence Westly "Cuddles" Marshall (April 28, 1925 – December 14, 2007) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a relief pitcher for the New York Yankees and St. Louis Browns between 1946 and 1950. Marshall was born in Bellingham, Washington, and compiled a