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词条 Ray Bolger
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Early career

  3. The Wizard of Oz

  4. Post-Oz film career

  5. Broadway

  6. Television

  7. Honours

  8. Death and legacy

  9. Filmography

  10. Stage work

  11. References

  12. External links

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2011}}{{Infobox person
| name = Ray Bolger
| image = Ray Bolger 1942.jpg
| caption = Bolger, c. 1942
| birth_name = {{nowrap|Raymond Wallace Bolger}}[1]
| birth_date = {{birth date|1904|1|10|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = Dorchester, Massachusetts, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|1987|1|15|1904|1|10|mf=yes}}
| death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| resting_place = Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City
| occupation = Actor, TV presenter, singer, dancer
| years_active = 1922–1985
| known_for = Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz
| spouse = {{Marriage|Gwendolyn Rickard|1929}}
}}Raymond Wallace Bolger (January 10, 1904 – January 15, 1987)[2] was an American film and television actor, vaudevillian, TV presenter, singer, dancer (particularly of tap) and stage performer (particularly musical theatre) who started in the silent film era. He was a major Broadway performer in the 1930s and beyond (see below). He is best known for his role as the Scarecrow and his Kansas counterpart farm worker "Hunk" in MGM's classic The Wizard of Oz (1939) and the villainous Barnaby in Walt Disney's musical fantasy Babes in Toyland. He was also the host of his eponymous television show, The Ray Bolger Show.[2]

Early life

Bolger was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts into a Roman Catholic family of Irish descent, the son of James Edward and Anne C. (née Wallace) Bolger.[3][4]

His entertainment aspirations evolved from the vaudeville shows of his youth. He began his career in a vaudeville tap show, creating the act "Sanford & Bolger" with his dance partner. In 1926, he danced at New York City's legendary Palace Theatre, the premier vaudeville theatre in the United States. His limber body and improvisational dance movement won him many leading roles on Broadway in the 1930s. Eventually, his career would also encompass film, television and nightclub work.[5] In 1932 he was elected to the theater club, The Lambs.[6]

Early career

Bolger signed his first cinema contract with MGM in 1936, and although The Wizard of Oz was early in his film career, he appeared in other movies of note. His best known pre-Oz appearance was The Great Ziegfeld (1936), in which he portrayed himself. He also appeared in Sweethearts (1938), the first MGM film in Technicolor, starring Nelson Eddy, Jeanette MacDonald. He also appeared in the Eleanor Powell vehicle Rosalie (1937), which also starred Eddy and Morgan.

The Wizard of Oz

Bolger's MGM contract stipulated that he would play any part the studio chose. However, he was unhappy when he was originally cast as the Tin Woodman in the studio's 1939 feature film adaptation of The Wizard of Oz. The role of the Scarecrow had already been assigned to another dancing studio contract player, Buddy Ebsen. In time, the roles were shuffled around. Bolger's face was permanently lined by wearing the Scarecrow's makeup.[7]

Post-Oz film career

Following The Wizard of Oz, Bolger moved to RKO Pictures. In 1941, he was a featured act at the Paramount Theatre in New York, working with the Harry James Band. He would do tap dance routines, sometimes in a mock-challenge dance with the band's pianist, Al Lerner. One day during this period, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, and Bolger's performance was interrupted by President Roosevelt's announcement of the news of the attack.[8] Bolger toured in USO shows with Joe E. Lewis in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and was featured in the United Artists wartime film Stage Door Canteen.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}

In 1946, he returned to MGM for a featured role in The Harvey Girls. Also that year, he recorded a children's album, The Churkendoose, featuring the story of a misfit fowl ("part chicken, turkey, duck, and goose") which teaches children that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it "all depends on how you look at things".

Broadway

Bolger's Broadway credits included 40 (1934), On Your Toes (1936), By Jupiter (1942), All American (1962) and Where's Charley? (1948), for which he won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical and in which he introduced "Once in Love with Amy", the song often connected with him. He repeated his stage role in the 1952 film version of the musical.[9]

Television

Bolger appeared in his own ABC television sitcom with a variety show theme, Where's Raymond? (1953–1954), renamed the second year as The Ray Bolger Show (1954–55).[10] He continued to star in several films, including Walt Disney's remake of Babes in Toyland (1961) and smaller cameos throughout the 1960s and 1970.

Bolger made frequent guest appearances on television, including the episode "Rich Man, Poor Man" of the short-lived The Jean Arthur Show in 1966. In the 1970s, he had a recurring role as Fred Renfrew, the father of Shirley Partridge (Shirley Jones) on The Partridge Family, and appeared in Little House on the Prairie as Toby Noe and also guest starred on other television series such as Battlestar Galactica, Fantasy Island and The Love Boat. In the late 1970s, reaching back to his Irish roots, Bolger played in a commercial for Safeway Supermarket's "Scotch Buy" brand. It covered many products ranging from canned food to paper towels to beer and cigarettes. Bolger popularized the jingle, "Scotch Buy - taint fancy but it shore is good."[11] His last television appearance was on Diff'rent Strokes in 1984, three years before his death.[12]

In his later years, he danced in a Dr Pepper television commercial, and in 1985, he and Liza Minnelli, the daughter of his Oz costar Judy Garland, starred in That's Dancing!, a film also written by Jack Haley, Jr., the son of Jack Haley, who portrayed the Tin Woodman in The Wizard of Oz.

Honours

In 1998, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to him.[13]

He was a Roman Catholic, and a member of the Good Shepherd Parish and the Catholic Motion Picture Guild in Beverly Hills, California.[14]

Bolger was a staunch Republican who campaigned for Richard Nixon in 1968.[15]

Death and legacy

Bolger died of bladder cancer on January 15, 1987, in Los Angeles, five days after his 83rd birthday.[2] He was interred at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City. He and his wife of over 57 years, Gwendolyn Rickard, had no children.[16]

At the time of his death, he was the last surviving main credited cast member of The Wizard of Oz.[17] At Judy Garland's funeral, Bolger was the only one of her Oz costars to be present. He joined Harold Arlen, the composer of "Over the Rainbow", and his wife, Anya Taranda. They were reported as among the last remaining guests at the conclusion of the service.[18]

Whenever asked whether he received any residuals from telecasts of the 1939 classic, Bolger would reply: "No, just immortality. I'll settle for that."[19] Bolger's Scarecrow is ranked among the "most beloved movie characters of all time" by AMC and the American Film Institute.[20][21]

For his contributions to the film industry, Bolger received a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960. It is located at 6788 Hollywood Boulevard.[22]

Filmography

Theatrical films
Year Title Role Notes
1936 The Great Ziegfeld Ray Bolger
1937 Rosalie Bill Delroy
1938 The Girl of the Golden West Happy Moore (scenes deleted)
1938 Sweethearts Hans
1939 The Wizard of Oz Hunk / Scarecrow
1941 Sunny Bunny Billings
1942 Four Jacks and a Jill Nifty Sullivan
1943 Forever and a Day Sentry (scenes deleted)
1943 Stage Door Canteen Ray Bolger
1946 The Harvey Girls Chris Maule
1949 Look for the Silver Lining Jack Donahue
1952 Where's Charley? Charley Wykeham
1952 April in Paris S. Winthrop Putnam
1961 Babes in Toyland Barnaby
1966 The Daydreamer The Pieman
1979 Just You and Me, Kid Tom
1979 The Runner Stumbles Monsignor Nicholson
1982 Annie Sound Effects Man Uncredited
1985 That's Dancing! Himself - Host Documentary film
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1953–1955 Where's Raymond? Raymond 'Ray' Wallace Lead role (61 episodes)
1958–1959 General Electric Theater Stan Maylor / Alfred Boggs 2 episodes
1962 The Red Skelton Show Mayor Threadbare III Episode: "The Mayor of Central Park"
1962 The Little Sweep Storyteller Television film
1966 The Jean Arthur Show Wealthy Man Episode: "Rich Man, Poor Man"
1970–1972 The Partridge Family Grandpa Renfrew Recurring role (3 episodes)
1971 Nanny and the Professor Uncle Horace Episode: "South Sea Island Sweetheart"
1976 The Entertainer Billy Rice Television film
1976 Captains and the Kings R.J. Squibbs Television miniseries (Chapter I)
1977–1979 The Love Boat Andy Hopkins / Horace McDonald 2 episodes
1978 Baretta Episode: "Just for Laughs"
1978 Three on a Date Andrew Television film
1978–1982 Fantasy Island Gaylord Nelson / Spencer Randolph 2 episodes
1978–1979 Little House on the Prairie Toby Noe 2 episodes
1979 Heaven Only Knows Simon Television pilot
1979 Battlestar Galactica Vector Episode: "Greetings from Earth"
1981 Aloha Paradise Harry Carr Episode: "Best of Friends/Success/Nine Karats"
1983 Peter and the Magic Egg Uncle Amos (voice) Television special
1984 Diff'rent Strokes Clarence Markwell Episode: "A Haunting We Will Go", (final appearance)

Stage work

Broadway productions
Year Title Role Theatre
1926 The Merry World Performer Imperial Theatre
1926 A Night in Paris Performer 44th Street Theatre
1929 Heads Up Georgie Alvin Theatre
1931 George White's Scandals of 1931 Performer Apollo Theatre
1934 40 Performer Winter Garden Theatre
1936 On Your Toes Phil Dolan III, Hoofer Imperial Theatre
1940 Keep Off the Grass Performer Broadhurst Theatre
1942 By Jupiter Sapiens Shubert Theatre
1946 Three to Make Ready Performer Adelphi Theatre
1948 Where's Charley? Charley Wykeham St. James Theatre
1951 Where's Charley? (revival) Charley Wykeham Broadway Theatre
1962 All-American Professor Fodorski Winter Garden Theatre
1969 Come Summer Phineas Sharp Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

References

1. ^{{cite web| title=Family Search| url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46L-CPJ| subscription=yes}}
2. ^{{cite news| first=Glenn| last=Fowler| title=Ray Bolger, Scarecrow in 'Oz' Dies| url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEEDE1F3AF935A25752C0A961948260| work=The New York Times| date=January 16, 1987| accessdate=June 5, 2008}}
3. ^{{cite web| title=Family Search| url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M22C-B6N| subscription=yes}}
4. ^{{cite web| title=Family Search| url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHF7-R3Z| subscription=yes}}
5. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/8/Ray-Bolger.html| title=Ray Bolger Biography| publisher=Filmreference.com| accessdate=September 18, 2012}}
6. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.The-Lambs.org| title=About The Lambs| website=The Lambs, Inc.|accessdate=March 8, 2018}}
7. ^{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RR9QAQAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=PA169&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false| title=The Making of The Wizard of Oz| page=169| publisher=Chicago Review Press| date=October 1, 2013| last=Harmetz| first=Aljean| author-link=Aljean Harmetz| isbn=978-1613748350}}
8. ^{{cite book| last=Lerner| first=Al| year=2007| title=Vamp 'Til Ready| publisher=BearManor Media| isbn=978-1593930806| subscription=yes}}{{page needed| date=April 2018}}
9. ^{{IBDB name|32422}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://ctva.biz/US/Comedy/RayBolgerShow.htm|title=Where's Raymond?, The Ray Bolger Show|publisher=ctva.biz|accessdate=March 14, 2011}}
11. ^{{cite web|title=6:06 JUDY GARLAND ON "WHAT'S MY LINE" tagcbs 17K views 5:04 Groucho Marx Roasts Johnny Carson Chantay Hyder 222K views 2:09 The Wizard Of Oz: Ray Bolger (Scarecrow) TheManThatGetsAway 69K views 2:14 Ray Bolger amazing elastic legs dance routine (1941) vintage video clips 47K views 3:00 JUDY GARLAND: DELETED SCARECROW DANCE WITH RAY BOLGER, THE WIZARD OF OZ 1939 Michele Bell 172K views 6:39 Stage Door Canteen- Ray Bolger sequence Dwight Mannsburden 19K views Safeway Supermarket Commercial feat. Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead - 1980s CoolOldVideos 24K views Entire Donny & Marie Osmond Show With Lucille Ball, Ray Bolger, Paul Lynde DavEvans066 28K views JOHNNY CARSON INTERVIEW ROBERT MITCHUM Jun 16 1978 Missy Logo 122K views Jack Benny Show with Groucho Marx VOA Television 7.3K views WORTH IT S4 • E8 $8 Toast Vs. $20 Toast BuzzFeedVideo 2.8M views New JOHNNY CARSON INTERVIEW ANTHONY QUINN May 18 1983 Missy Logo 28K views Judy Garland & Ray Bolger: Tea for two (The Judy Garland Show) TheManThatGetsAway 18K views Lee Grant on her career's brightest and darkest moments CBS Sunday Morning 26K views George Burns, Lucille Ball, Bea Arthur ◊ CBS On The Air ◊ 1978 fabtv 6.6K views Ray Bolger 1978 Safeway Scotch Buy Commercial|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RIsDvq2Joo|website=YouTube|accessdate=7 May 2018}}
12. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.masterworksbroadway.com/artist/ray-bolger| title=About Ray Bolger| author=Lucy E. Cross|accessdate=June 12, 2011}}
13. ^Palm Springs Walk of Stars by date dedicated {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013165655/http://www.palmspringswalkofstars.com/web-storage/Stars/Stars%20dedicated%20by%20date.pdf |date=October 13, 2012 }}, palmspringswalkofstars.com; accessed September 26, 2014.
14. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.goodshepherdbh.org/a-city-on-a-hill/our-history| publisher=Church of the Good Shepherd| title=Our History| accessdate=September 26, 2014}}
15. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.pophistorydig.com/topics/1968-presidential-racerepublicans/| title=“1968 Presidential Race” Republicans| publisher=The Pop History Dig| accessdate=March 8, 2018}}
16. ^{{cite web| first=Gary| last=Adelman| title=Ray Bolger in The Wizard of Oz as the Scarecrow| url=http://www.kansasoz.com/infoscarecrow.htm| work=Kansas Wizard of Oz 'N More| year=2008| accessdate=June 5, 2008}}
17. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.masterworksbroadway.com/artist/ray-bolger| title=Ray Bolger| publisher=The Official Masterworks Broadway Site| accessdate=March 8, 2018}}
18. ^{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/00/04/09/specials/garland-funeral.html|title=Judy Garland's Funeral Draws Her Colleagues| last=Van Gelder| first=Lawrence| date=June 28, 1969| newspaper=The New York Times| accessdate=April 2, 2017}}
19. ^{{cite news| url=http://www.ozclub.org/reference/oztlfrm.htm| title=Return to Oz & 50th Anniversary of MGM Film| first=Jane| last=Albright| publisher=The Oz Reference Library| accessdate=June 5, 2008| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419114829/http://www.ozclub.org/reference/oztlfrm.htm| archivedate=April 19, 2008| year=2008}}
20. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.filmsite.org/greatfilmcharacters-s.html| title=Greatest Movie Characters| website=www.filmsite.org| language=en| access-date=2017-08-20}}
21. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.afi.com/10top10/moviedetail.aspx?id=7892&thumb=6| title=AFI: 10 Top 10| website=www.afi.com| access-date=2017-08-20}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.walkoffame.com/ray-bolger |title=Hollywood Walk of Fame - Ray Bolger |website=walkoffame.com |publisher=Hollywood Chamber of Commerce |accessdate=November 29, 2017}}

External links

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  • Churkendoose album (mp3)
  • "Did these stories Really Happen" by Michelle Bernier. Createspace Pub. 2010; {{ISBN|1-4505-8536-1}}
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