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Bolger was a major Broadway performer in the 1930s and beyond. He is best known for his roles in The Wizard of Oz (1939) as the Scarecrow and in Walt Disney's holiday musical fantasy Babes in Toyland in 1961 as the villainous Barnaby. Bolger was the host of The Ray Bolger Show on TV from 1953 to 1955, originally titled Where's Raymond?
Jan 16, 1987 · Ray Bolger, the loose-limbed song-and-dance man who became known to millions as the Scarecrow in ''The Wizard of Oz,'' died yesterday of cancer in Los Angeles. He had his 83d...
[Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Man watch as the Wicked Witch of the West vanishes into a fireball] The Scarecrow : I'm not afraid of her! I'll see you get safely to the Wizard now, whether I get a brain or not.
Aug 23, 2019 · In lesser makeup horror stories, actor Ray Bolger—who played the Scarecrow—removed the rubber prosthetics mask from his face the last day of filming to discover he had burlap scars around his...
Jan 16, 1987 · Ray Bolger, the angular, disjointed hoofer whose crackling voice and lilting smile made him a favorite of film fans and theatergoers for nearly 60 years, died Thursday.
This got him noticed by MGM producers and resulted in his being cast in his most famous role, the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Surprisingly, even though the film was a success, Bolger's contract with MGM ended.
Jan 15, 2022 · Remember The Scarecrow: Ray Bolger. Actor Ray Bolger died of bladder cancer on January 15, 1987, at age 83 after a brief battle with the disease. He’s best known for playing Scarecrow in the seminal film The Wizard of Oz.
This got him noticed by MGM producers and resulted in his being cast in his most famous role, the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Surprisingly, even though the film was a success, Bolger's contract with MGM ended.
The actor who played the Scarecrow in Wizard of Oz, Ray Bolger, faced a difficult battle with bladder cancer in 1986. Sadly, his health declined and he passed away on January 15, 1987, just five days after celebrating his 83rd birthday.
Mar 1, 2019 · The Scarecrow on the hunt for a brain in the 1939 classic "The Wizard of Oz" was played by Dorchester native Ray Bolger. His role as the Scarecrow captured the public's imagination some 80...
