caption death_date death_place birth_name birth_place years_active image_size background birth_date instrument genre image article_title name occupation
dorothy 1940s shay on '' cresta blanca carnival '' circa 22 october 1978 santa monica , california , u.s. dorothy sims jacksonville , florida , u.s. 1945 -- 1978 240px solo_singer 21 april 1921 vocals pop novelty dorothy shay circa 1940s.jpg dorothy shay
 dorothy shay singer actress
dorothy shay

dorothy shay -lrb- april 11 , 1921 -- october 22 , 1978 -rrb- was an american popular comedic recording artist in the late 1940s and early 1950s , who later became a character actress .
she was known as the `` park avenue hillbilly '' .
