Biography of Joan Garrick


Joan Garrick
c. 1962

A wide-ranging UK puppeteer who worked briefly on The Telegoons in 1963 (see The Lost Colony episode in the Tele-Goonography section for more information).


Puppeteers Heather Granger (L) and Joan Garrick (R)
working on Roberta Leigh's "Space Patrol", c. 1962

Partial Filmography:

Granpa (1989)(TV movie, animated with colour pencils, 35 mins, colour) ...rendering artist 
Labyrinth (1986) ...foam laboratory technician (assisted by Sean McCormick and Sue Higgins).
"Bananaman" (1983-4)(TV cartoon series, 40 episodes, 5 mins, colour) ...animator
Dark Crystal (1982) ...latex foam laboratory assistant 
The Great Muppet Caper (1981) ...Muppet designer and builder
"Wonder Boy and Tiger" (1966)(TV puppet series, Roberta Leigh dir., Wonderama Productions, 13 episodes, 15 minutes, colour) ...puppeteer
"Paul Starr" (1964)(Pilot for TV puppet series, Roberta Leigh dir., Wonderama Productions, colour, 26 mins) ...puppeteer (alongside Martin & Heather Granger, who also made the puppets)
"The Telegoons" (1963)(TV puppet series, Tony Young dir., Grosvenor Films/BBC, 1:40 mins opening sequence of revised pilot film only) ...puppeteer (credited as 'assistant')
"Space Patrol" (1962)(TV puppet series, Roberta Leigh dir., Wonderama Productions, all 39 episodes, 25 mins) ...puppeteer (alongside Heather Granger)
  ...aka "Planet Patrol" (1962)(USA)
"Sarah and Hoppity" (1961)(TV puppet series, Roberta Leigh dir., Wonderama Productions, 13:30 mins, pilot episode only. Based on the books by Roberta Leigh) ...puppeteer (alongside Jane Phillips)
"The Adventures of Chippy" (Broadcast as part of Associated-Rediffusion's Small Time, around 1960)(TV puppet series) ...puppeteer (credited as 'animator')
"A Rubovian Legend" (1956)(TV puppet series, Gordon Murray dir., BBC, 1st episode only: The Queen's Dragon) ...puppeteer
Will O' The Gris (1955)(TV puppet play, BBC) ...puppeteer
The Wonderful Horse (1955)(TV puppet play, BBC) ...puppeteer