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Caroll Spinney, Better Known as Big Bird, Has Died
SWEET AND SOUR
The actor and puppeteer, who also provided the voice of Oscar the Grouch, animated the durable and endearing giant yellow bird for 49 years.
Shannon Robinson
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Dec. 9 2019
10:38AM EST
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