Thai puppeteer Sakorn Yang-keawsot dies at 85
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{{date|May 22, 2007}}
[[Image:Suan Lum Night Bazaar Joe Louis.jpg|thumb|right|The Joe Louis Puppet Theatre at the [[w:Suan Lum Night Bazaar|Suan Lum Night Bazaar]] where Sakorn performed. {{Image source|[[Commons:User:Lerdsuwa|Lerdsuwa]]}}]]
[[w:Sakorn Yang-keawsot|Sakorn Yang-keawsot]], a legendary [[w:Puppeteer|puppet master]], died Monday as he was being taken to the hospital. He had recently received treatment for lung problems. He was 85.

Sakorn, considered by many in [[Thailand]] to be a national treasure, was the only one to carry on the Khru Gae tradition of puppetry.

Born in 1922, the son of two puppeteers, Sakorn gained popularity after [[w:World War II|World War II]] and earned the English nickname, Joe Louis.

He was credited with reviving the art in 1985, when he and his children started the Joe Louis Theatre. There they performed mystical plays and traditional Asian epics with
metre-high [[w:Papier-mâché|papier-mâché]] puppets.

Sakorn is survived by nine children. [[w:Funeral|Funeral rites]] which start today will continue through May 28. They take place at Wat Bangpai in [[w:Amphoe Bang Bua Thong|Bang Bua Thong]] in [[w:Nonthaburi Province|Nonthaburi Province]].

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://www.bangkokpost.com/News/22May2007_news02.php
|title=Renowned puppetry master dies
|author=Anjira Assavanonda and Pongkan Chongchaihan
|pub=Bangkok Post
|date=May 22, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/administration/afp-news.html?id=070522054908.ba2d0xys&cat=null
|title=Thailand's famous puppet master dies
|author=AFP
|pub=France 24
|date=May 22, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/05/22/headlines/headlines_30034850.php
|title=Legendary Thai puppet master passes away
|author=Phattarawadee Phattaranawik and Sirinya Wattanasukchai
|pub=The Nation (Thailand)
|date=May 22, 2007}}

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Suan Lum Night Bazaar where Sakorn performed. 
Sakorn Yang-keawsot, a legendary puppet master, died Monday as he was being taken to the hospital. He had recently received treatment for lung problems. He was 85.

Sakorn, considered by many in Thailand to be a national treasure, was the only one to carry on the Khru Gae tradition of puppetry.

Born in 1922, the son of two puppeteers, Sakorn gained popularity after World War II and earned the English nickname, Joe Louis.

He was credited with reviving the art in 1985, when he and his children started the Joe Louis Theatre. There they performed mystical plays and traditional Asian epics with
metre-high papier-mâché puppets.

Sakorn is survived by nine children. Funeral rites which start today will continue through May 28. They take place at Wat Bangpai in Bang Bua Thong in Nonthaburi Province.
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