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Raymond Wallace Bulcao, Рэй Болджер, Raymond Wallace Bolger
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Ray Bolger began his career in vaudeville. He was half of a team called "Sanford and Bolger" and also did numerous Broadway shows on his own. He, like Gene Kelly, was a song-and-dance man as well as an actor. He was signed to a contract with MGM in 1936 and his first role was as himself in The Great Ziegfeld (1936). This was soon followed by a role opposite Eleanor Powell in Rosalie (1937). His first dancing and singing role was in Sweethearts (1938), where he did the "wooden shoes" number with red-headed soprano/actress Jeanette MacDonald. This got him noticed by MGM producers and resulted in his being cast in his most famous role, that of the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Surprisingly, even though the film was a success, Bolger's contract with MGM ended. He went to RKO to make Four Jacks and a Jill (1942). After this, Bolger went to Broadway, where he received his greatest satisfaction. In 1953 he turned to television and got his own sitcom, Where's Raymond? (1953), later changed to "The Ray Bolger Show". After his series ended, Bolger made frequent guest appearances on TV and had some small roles in movies. In 1985 he co-hosted That's Dancing! (1985) with Liza Minnelli. Bolger died in 1987 at the age of 83. Interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, California, USA, in the Mausoleum, Crypt F2, Block 35.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1904-01-10
- event Death Date 1987-01-15
- school Known for: Acting
- star Popularity: 8.9
- info Birth Place Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Ray Bolger
7.6
The Wizard of Oz
1939-08-15
5.5
Just You and Me, Kid
1979-07-13
5.9
Babes in Toyland
1961-12-14
4.9
April in Paris
1952-12-24
6.4
The Harvey Girls
1946-01-18
7
That's Dancing!
1985-01-18
6.2
The Great Ziegfeld
1936-04-08
5.5
Rosalie
1937-12-24
5.3
Sweethearts
1938-12-30
0
The Making of the Wizard of Oz
1979-01-01
5.7
Look for the Silver Lining
1949-07-30
10
Where's Charley?
1952-05-20
6.8
The Runner Stumbles
1979-11-16
4.9
Sunny
1941-05-30
6
Four Jacks and a Jill
1942-01-23
4.8
The Daydreamer
1966-06-01
5.5
The Entertainer
1976-03-10
3
Peter and the Magic Egg
1983-02-01
7.3
That's Entertainment!
1974-06-21
5
Make Mine Laughs
1949-08-03
0
The Legend Floyd: The Dark Side of the Rainbow
2000-07-01
6.9
That's Entertainment! III
1994-07-01
7.5
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004-02-25
4.8
Another Romance of Celluloid: Electrical Power
1938-12-31
8
A Star Is Born World Premiere
1954-09-28
6.1
Stage Door Canteen
1943-06-24
0
To Oz! The Making of a Classic
2009-09-23
0
The Whimsical World of Oz
1985-01-01
6.6
Annie
1982-05-21
8.2
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic
1990-02-20
7
Back Stage Party
1961-12-17
1
Three on a Date
1978-02-17
7
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950-09-10
8
Little House on the Prairie
1974-09-11
6.3
The Love Boat
1977-09-24
7.1
Diff'rent Strokes
1978-11-03
6.4
Baretta
1975-01-17
6.5
Donny & Marie
1976-01-23
5.5
General Electric Theater
1953-02-01
5.6
Nanny and the Professor
1970-01-21
4.5
The Hollywood Palace
1964-01-04
4
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956-10-05
0
Where's Raymond?
1953-10-08
8.3
Captains and the Kings
1976-09-30
6
The George Gobel Show
1954-10-02
8
The Judy Garland Show
1963-12-08
4.9
The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11
5.5
General Electric Theater
1953-02-01
6.3
The Love Boat
1977-09-24
6.6
What's My Line?
1950-02-02
6
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959-01-12
6
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959-01-12
7
Omnibus
1967-10-13
7.1
Battlestar Galactica
1978-09-17