“My name is Danny O’Day,” the dummy said to the audience. “This schnookle standing next to me is Jimmy Nelson. The kid thinks he’s a ventrickolist.” “That’s ventriloquist,” Mr ...

Ventriloquist Jimmy Nelson died Sept ... TV viewers in the 1950s and 1960s for appearing with his characters Danny O’Day and a floppy-eared dog named Farfel for commercials and promotions ...

By Elizabeth McCracken “It seems to me that if I could teach you how to be a ventriloquist,” says ... addressing his wooden partner, Danny O’Day, “I could teach just about anybody.” ...

Mark Wade remembers watching Jimmy Nelson perform with his dummy, Danny O'Day ... Little did he know that one day he would earn the title of International Ventriloquist of the Year.