Shirley Dinsdale (& Judy Splinters) - Female ventiloquist who teamed with Judy Splinters, a western cowgirl dummy on the children's program JUDY SPLINTERS/SYN/194950. Judy Splinters wore a cowgirl hat with chin strap, pig tails with bows, plaid shirt and western jeans. Shirley Dinsdale, the 21-year-old ventriloquist who operated Judy wore a complementary cowgirl hat and costume. In 1948, Shirley Dinsdale won an Emmy for Children's Entertainment. In 1949 she moved from KTLA-TV in Los Angeles to substitute for the vacationing KUKLA, FRAN AND OLLIE puppet program in Chicago and later moved to her own program in New York City.