Señor Wences (b. Wenceslao Moreno in Salamanca, Spain, April 17, 1896 - d. New York City, April 20, 1999) was a prominent 20th century ventriloquist likely best known for his appearances on CBS's Ed Sullivan Show. For other places named Salamanca, see Salamanca (disambiguation). ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Ventriloquism is an act of deception in which a person (ventriloquist) manipulates his or her voice so that it appears that the voice is coming from elsewhere. ... CBSs first color logo, which debuted in the fall of 1965. ... The Ed Sullivan Show was an American television variety show that ran from June 20, 1948, to June 6, 1971, and was hosted by Ed Sullivan. ...

His stable of characters included "Johnny," a childlike face drawn on Wences' hand with whom Wences conversed while switching his voices between Johnny's and his own at amazing speed. Another popular Wences character was the gruff-voiced "Pedro," a disembodied head in a box who would growl "s'all right."

At the time of his death (just days after his 103rd birthday), Wences had been residing at New York City's Ameritania Hotel on 54th Street, just around the corner from the Ed Sullivan Theater. That section of 54th Street has been named "Señor Wences Way." A centenarian is a person who has attained the age of 100 years or more. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ...