(May 11, 1911-January 17, 1983)
Birth name was Winstead Sheffield Weaver
Brother of TV executive Pat Weaver and uncle of Sigourney Weaver
Member of Spike Jones' City Slickers
Provided racing commentary in Jones' versions of ‘The William Tell Overture' and ‘Dance of the Hours'
Hosted the ‘Doodles Weaver Show' (1951)
Appeared in episodes of ‘The Tab Hunter Show,' ‘The Donna Reed Show,' ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show,' ‘Bonanza,' ‘Batman,' ‘Dragnet' and ‘Little House on the Prairie'
Died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound

Before joining the City slickers, he was typecast in movies as a country bumpkin.
He was fired from the City Slickers when his heavy drinking made him unreliable.
His four marriages ended with three divorces and an annulment. Two of his brides were 21 at the time of the marriage; the other two were 19.

His summer replacement series was post-modern in concept: He is told to put on a variety series, but given no budget, sets or props of his own, just the discards from the shows on hiatus during the season.
He underwent a triple bypass (1977)
He remained accessible to fans, even listing his home phone number in the Burbank directory.

Credit: C. Fishel

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