Shirley Dinsdale, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Shirley Dinsdale

American actress, ventriloquist, and television and radio personality

Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1926

Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States

Date of Death: 09-May-1999

Profession: actor, television actor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Shirley Dinsdale Layburn (October 31, 1926 – May 9, 1999), better known by her maiden name of Shirley Dinsdale, was an American ventriloquist and television and radio personality of the 1940s and early 1950s. She is best remembered for her dummy "Judy Splinters" and for the early 15-minute children's television show that bears that name.
In 1949, she received the first Emmy award (first award in the first presentation) for Outstanding Television Personality when she was a student at UCLA.
After her television career, she also achieved success in a second career as a cardiopulmonary therapist.