1988 Death Wayland Flowers, ventriloquist (Madame), dies of AIDS at 48 1978 Death Edgar Bergen, ventriloquist (Charlie McCarthy), dies at 75 1940 Birthday Willie Tyler, Red Level Ala, ventriloquist, Lester 1936 Event Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and dummy Charlie McCarthy, appear on TV 1934 Birthday Shari Lewis, born in Bronx, New York, ventriloquist/puppeteer, Lamb Chop 1926 Birthday Shirley Dinsdale, born in San Francisco, California, ventriloquist, Judy Splinters 1922 Birthday Paul Winchell, New York City, ventriloquist, Jerry Mahoney, Knucklehead Smith 1903 Birthday Edgar Bergen, Chicago, ventriloquist, Charlie McCarthy 1896 Birthday Senor Wences, ventriloquist, Close the Door 1896 Birthday Senor Wences, ventriloquist, his hand acts as a puppet
