Jimmy Weldon

Jimmy Weldon
Weldon in 2015
Born	Ivy Laverne Shinn[1] (1923-09-23)September 23, 1923 Dale, Texas, U.S.
Died	July 6, 2023(2023-07-06) (aged 99) Paso Robles, California, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupations	Actor TV host ventriloquist
Years active	1946–2015

Jimmy Weldon (born Ivy Laverne Shinn; September 23, 1923 – July 6, 2023)^[1] was an American voice actor, television host and ventriloquist. He was born in Dale, Texas. He was best known as the voice of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Yakky Doodle in The Yogi Bear Show and related series.

He was the host and ventriloquist in the locally produced television series The Webster Webfoot Show. He has also appeared in The Waltons, Dallas, Diff'rent Strokes and Tom and Jerry Kids.

Weldon died in Paso Robles, California, on July 6, 2023, at the age of 99.^[2][3][4]

References

1. Bathroom Readers' Institute (2014). Uncle John's Totally Quacked Bathroom Reader. ISBN 978-1626861756.
2. "Jimmy Weldon". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
3. Barnes, Mike (July 11, 2023). "Jimmy Weldon, Ventriloquist and Voice of the Cartoon Duck Yakky Doodle, Dies at 99". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
4. Evans, Greg (July 11, 2023). "Jimmy Weldon Dies: Voice Of Hanna-Barbera's Yakky Doodle Duck Was 99". Deadline. Retrieved July 11, 2023.

Other websites

• Official website
• Jimmy Weldon on IMDb