In 1947, Ruth Prins, a Seattle actor and drama teacher, was hired by Dorothy Bullitt, owner of KING-TV, to take part in the young station’s new children’s educational programming. Prins first became the station’s Story Lady, in the award-winning Televenture Tales. From 1952 to 1972, she entertained preschoolers as Wunda Wunda, presenting stories, singing songs, and spending time with a group of puppet friends. The two-hour program aired at noon and is remembered fondly by many.

Here, Prins is in her Wunda Wunda clown costume with children around her during an episode of the show.

Handwritten on sleeve: Prins, Ruth; KING TV, Wunda Wunda show.
Date photograph was filed at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (date of photograph and file date may differ by a month or more): February 4, 1959.

Caption information source: “Prins, Ruth B. (1920-2021)” by Michael Hood, HistoryLink, retrieved from https://www.historylink.org/File/9355.