Zippy (Rainbow) Zippy (Rainbow) Zippy is a fictional character on the British children's television programme "Rainbow". Zippy is a brownish-orange puppet with a rugby-ball-shaped oval head, blue eyes and a zip for a mouth, hence his name. His voice was first provided by Peter Hawkins and later by Roy Skelton. Violet Philpott and Ronnie Le Drew operated the character, the latter also providing the voice for the 1994 series and "Rainbow Days". It is unclear what kind of creature the character represents; while Bungle is a bear and George a hippopotamus, Zippy bears no obvious resemblance to any real animal. Presenter Geoffrey
The Rainbow Princess The Rainbow Princess The Rainbow Princess is a lost American silent film released by the Famous Players Film Company on October 22, 1916. The picture was directed by J. Searle Dawley and filmed by cinematographer H. Lyman Broening. "The Rainbow Princess" was written by Shannon Fife and marked actress Ann Pennington’s second appearance on celluloid. "The Moving Picture World", 1916 After her very successful debut in "Susie Snowflake" it was decided to star Miss Pennington in a circus story to be called "The Rainbow Princess" which is being staged under the direction of J. Searle Dawley. In this picture Miss