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RARE "King of Ventriloquism" Sammy King Hand Written 3.5X6 Card:
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Up for sale a RARE! "King of Ventriloquism" Sammy King Hand Written 3.5X6 Card.

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Outside

Fountain Hills, where Sammy King has lived for the past year, his name is

internationally recognized as one of the icons in his field – the art of

ventriloquism. With 60 years of performing under his belt, the retired

ventriloquist coaches and consults professionals and amateurs. “Coaching is now

my passion,” said King, 77, in a recent interview. “I love to inspire young

talent.” He counseled the teen-age talent, Darci Lynne Farmer, who won the $1

million prize on the NBC television show, America’s Got Talent, earlier this

year. Her victory also includes the chance to headline at a Las Vegas show. King

introduced Farmer at the Vent Haven International Ventriloquist ConVENTion in

July in Erlanger, Kentucky. “She is very gifted, a great singer and has

tremendous comedic timing,” said King about Farmer. King has coached 53

ventriloquists, mostly online by personalizing their goals and taking their

skills to the next level. “Ventriloquism is not very difficult if one is

willing to practice. It’s something just about anyone can do. If you can talk,

you can do ventriloquism.” King was close to Farmer’s age when he started

ventriloquism in his hometown of Brownsville, Texas, after listening to radio

shows of Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy. “I asked my mother, ‘Is that guy

doing both voices?’ and she said, ‘Yes.’” He recalls her explaining what a

ventriloquist was. “I said, I think I can do that.” King said he would place

his younger brother, Morty, on his lap and squeeze the back of his neck and his

mouth would open and close. “I would do the talking,” said King. He received a

Charlie McCarthy dummy for his 11th birthday. By the time he was 12 years old,

he was performing for local civic groups and in hospitals. King came from a

long line of entertainers. A grandfather owned a circus that appeared at the

Atlantic City, N.J. Steel Pier. One uncle was a lion trainer. King’s act

featuring Francisco, a Mexican parrot, performed at the world-famous Crazy

Horse Saloon in Paris, on the late Ed Sullivan’s television show and the late

Jerry Lewis’ telethon.

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