Francis Coudrill was an English artist and ventriloquist, most notable for being the creator of Hank the Cowboy. He was also an artist and illustrator.
Lime Grove Studios was a film, and later television, studio complex in Shepherd's Bush, west London, England.
Francis Coudrill
…Hank the Cowboy. He was also an artist and illustrator. Coudrill appeared on the 1950s BBC children's television show Whirligig, broadcast live from Lime Grove Studios. His son is the artist Jonathon Coudrille…