Eugene Lambert was an Irish puppeteer and actor from County Sligo.
12 Facts About Eugene Lambert
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Eugene Lambert was owner of the Lambert Puppet Theatre in Monkstown, County Dublin.
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Eugene Lambert was noted for co-starring as O'Brien in the RTE television series Wanderly Wagon and for the puppet television programme in the 1960s.
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Eugene Lambert's father was the county librarian and died at the age of 35.
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Eugene Lambert's mother took on his father's old job and Lambert was raised in a bookish home.
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Eugene Lambert made his first puppet when he was 8 years old and was a proficient ventriloquist by the time he reached his early teens.
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In November 1963, Eugene Lambert drew international attention after he successfully acquired a driver's license for his puppet Finnegan.
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Eugene Lambert reported that he did so simply to show how easy it was for anybody in Ireland to obtain a license.
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Eugene Lambert later co-starred in the children's television series Wanderly Wagon as the mischievous and greedy O'Brien, known for his childlike curiosity and cowardice in the face of magical events.
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Eugene Lambert's Puppet Theatre was responsible for producing the popular 1980s children's television character Bosco who was an ever-present fixture on the Irish national station, with Eugene Lambert's daughters, Miriam and then Paula voicing and operating Bosco.
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The Eugene Lambert family participated in Jury's Irish Cabaret for seven years bringing topical puppet acts to the American audience.
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Eugene Lambert died at his home in Monkstown, County Dublin on Monday 22 February 2010, aged 82.