marionette

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“Interestingly enough, when I was growing up, there was a touring marionette theater of Richardson that was one of the first places that excited me towards puppets,” Ortiz recalls.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

At one point, he seems to become a marionette: the vertical line of the microphone stand dividing him in two, with gyrating arms and legs seemingly independent of each other.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023

A classic marionette might have eight to 10 strings.

From New York Times • Jul. 12, 2023

"The marionette is like the Stradivari of the puppet world," said Mark Mander, producer and director of Cinderella.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2022

Her mind functioned like a wooden mind, her body moved crookedly like a badly operated marionette, but she went steadily about her business.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck