Ray Bolger
Raymond Wallace Bolger (January 10, 1904 – January 15, 1987) was an American actor, dancer, singer, vaudevillian and stage performer (particularly musical theatre) who started in the silent-film era.
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| Full name at birth | Raymond Wallace Bulcao
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| Claim to fame | The Wizard of Oz
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| Date of birth | 10 January 1904
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| Place of birth | Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA
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| Date of death | 15 January 1987
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| Age | 83 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Cause of death | Bladder Cancer
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| Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City
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| Occupation | Actor
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| Height | 5' 10" (178 cm)
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| Distinctive feature | His "Rubbery" dancing style
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- Won Broadway's 1949 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for "Where's Charley?," a part he recreated in the film version, _Where's Charley (1952). He was also nominated in the same Tony category in 1962 for "All American."
- Made his first Broadway stage appearance in 1926.
- Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 115-116. New York: Charles Scribner`s Sons, 1999.
- Won Broadway`s 1949 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for "Where`s Charley?," a part he recreated in the film version, Where`s Charley? (1952). He was also nominated in the same Tony category in 1962 for "All American.".
- Was the last surviving star of The Wizard of Oz (1939).
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