Madame Tussaud

A GOOD NIGHT SNACK
PATREON EXCLUSIVE SERIES
SEASON 3 : EPISODE 2
JUNE 19, 2024

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Tonight I want to talk about a person who comes up over and over again in the stories I cover, but I’ve never had an opportunity to delve in to their history in a regular episode.

This is the story of Madame Tussaud.

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Wax sculpture of Madame Tussaud

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Madame Tussaud, age 42

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Philippe Curtius

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Marie Tussaud at Madame Tussauds London - 2016

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Madame Tussauds on Marylebone Road, London

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wax studio on Marylebone Road, London - 1939.

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John Lennon and George Harrison of the Beatles’ choosing glass eyes for their wax portraits - 1964

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Storage at Madame Tussaud’s in London - 1996

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• Episode Sources

  ARTICLES

  Marie Tussaud

  Philippe Curtius

  Wax sculpture

  Moulage

  Phantasmagoria

  Magic lantern

  Paul Philidor

  How Death Masks Work

  Madame Tussauds

  Chamber of Horrors (Madame Tussauds)

  Madame Tussaud: the astounding tale of survival behind the woman who made history

  Chamber of Horrors

  Chamber of Horrors Archive

  Who We Are

  Vintage photos show the eerie history of Madame Tussauds, which made wax figures of murderers, executed royals, and dictators

  Madame Tussaud Used Beheaded Politicians to Create Her Original Waxworks

  How the Real Madame Tussaud Built a Business Out of Beheadings

  How Marie Tussaud Created a Wax Empire

  Marie Tussaud

  Memoirs and Reminiscences of the French Revolution