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Birthday: Jun 14, 1909. Birthplace: Hunt, Illinois, USA. Described by one writer as "a character long before he became an actor," Burl Ives went from humble origins to become one of the world's...
Apr 14, 1995 · Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives (June 14, 1909 – April 14, 1995) was an American singer and actor of stage, screen, radio and television. Ives began as an itinerant singer and banjoist, and launched his own radio show, The Wayfaring Stranger, which popularized traditional folk songs.
In the early 1940’s writer McKinley Cantor introduced Burl Ives to the great author Carl Sandburg. "It’s a satisfaction," McKinley said, "to bring together the most noted living ballad singer born in the 19 th century, yourself, and the mightiest ballad singer born in the 20 th century, Burl Ives.
