What is Jimmy Weldon?
{{Infobox person | name = Jimmy Weldon | image = Jimmy-Weldon-in-2015.jpg | image_size = 210 | caption = Weldon in 2015 | birth_name = Ivy Laverne Shinn<ref name=BRI>{{Cite book|title=Uncle John's Totally Quacked Bathroom Reader|url=https://archive.org/details/unclejohnstotall0000unse|author=Bathroom Readers' Institute|year=2014|isbn=978-1626861756}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|9|23}} | birth_place = [[Dale, Texas]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2023|7|6|1923|9|23}} | death_place = [[Paso Robles, California]], U.S. | nationality = American | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|TV host|ventriloquist}} | years_active = 1946–2015 }} '''Jimmy Weldon''' (born '''Ivy Laverne Shinn'''; September 23, 1923 &ndash; July 6, 2023)<ref name=BRI/> was an [[Americans|American]] voice actor, television host and [[ventriloquism|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 (1978 TV series)|Dallas]]'', ''[[Diff'rent Strokes]]'' and ''[[Tom and Jerry Kids]]''. Weldon died in [[Paso Robles, California]], on July 6, 2023, at the age of 99.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jimmy Weldon |url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/atascadero-ca/jimmy-weldon-11364646 |website=Dignity Memorial |access-date=July 11, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/jimmy-weldon-dead-yakky-doodle-1235533224/|title=Jimmy Weldon, Ventriloquist and Voice of the Cartoon Duck Yakky Doodle, Dies at 99|first=Mike|last=Barnes|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=July 11, 2023|access-date=July 11, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/07/jimmy-weldon-dead-voice-actor-yakky-doodle-hanna-barbera-cartoon-obituary-1235434442/|title=Jimmy Weldon Dies: Voice Of Hanna-Barbera’s Yakky Doodle Duck