Annie Hogart Biography

The place of birth of Fresh, Great Britain about the writer Ann Hogart is a British writer, a master of the doll, the creator and director of the puppet theater, best known as the author of fairy tales, theatrical and television deliveries about the mule in the Russian version-donkey of the mafine. She was born in the town of Frenshim in the south of England on July 19 and became the fourth child in the family of Teacher William Jackson and his wife Olivia Hol, who passed away when the girl was only two years old.

In school years, Ann was carried away by the theater. Repeatedly playing in the performances and taking prizes several times, she wanted to become an actress. After graduation, Ann learned to be a secretary and entered the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts at the Faculty of Acting. After finishing her studies, Ann received the work of the manager and assistant director in London at the Game Theater.

Life and work during work in the London Game Theater Hogart met with his administrator Jan Bussell, who became her partner and co -author.

In the year, they founded their Hoggat theater, its program included both ideas for children and adults from the plays of classic authors. In March, Yang and Ann were married and for 50 years have performed their theater in Britain and abroad, including the countries of Europe and even Asia, in North America, Canada, and Australia. In addition to the theater scene, the characters of the Hogart Puppets also participated in telepostances.

The Donkey Mafin first appeared on the television screen in the year in the program “For Children” on the Air Force channel, and the script of this speech was written by Anne Hogart herself, she also controlled a puppet donkey throughout the performance. Later, other dolls from the theater appeared in the show - friends of the mafine: sheep Louise, Tyulenich Sally, Peregrin Penguin, Ostrus Oswald.

The actress and singer Annette Mills accompanied the piano during the productions, while the mafine danced on the piano lid. In the year, the deceased Mills was replaced by Jan Bossell. This television show has gained immense popularity in children and adults and came out up to a year. In the beginning of the x, Hogart collected stories about the mafine and published a series of books about the puppet donkey, some of which were designed by Molly Blake, artist and daughter Annette Mills.

In the year, the collection “Mafin and His Funny Friends” was published, which included all stories from the former literary series. Having retired in recent years after five decades of performances and tours, Ann Hogart, together with Jan Boussel, organized an international exhibition of dolls “Hogart Collection” in Devon, which included heroes and gifts gathered by spouses for their entire work.

This exhibition was purchased in the year of the British Fund of the Puppet Center, and now its exhibits are located at the London Center for Trust. Jan Bossell died in April of the year. Disappointed in a lonely life, Ann Hogart went to Badley Salteron County Devon, to a boarding school for the elderly and died there at the age of 82 of April 9.