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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? [3]
In the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, the Scarecrow was played by Ray Bolger in what is arguably the actor's most famous role. He was originally cast as the Tin Woodsman , but Bolger had always wanted to play the Scarecrow, he was so upset about it since he wanted to switch roles with Buddy Ebsen , who was originally going to play the Scarecrow.
Ray Bolger's original recording of the song was far more sedate compared to the version heard in the film; it was decided by the producers that a more energetic rendition would better suit Dorothy's initial meeting with the Scarecrow, and was re-recorded as such. Thought to be lost for over seven decades, a recording of this original version ...
Ray Bolger (the Scarecrow) Mgm/Kobal/Shutterstock; UPI/Bettmann Archive/Getty. Ray Bolger. Ray Bolger was a noted star on the stage and screen by the time he played the Scarecrow, whom Dorothy ...
Fiyero / The Scarecrow: The Wizard of Oz: Ray Bolger. Originated the role in Wicked on Broadway: Norbert Leo Butz. Wicked the movie: Jonathan Bailey. Boq / The Tin Man: The Wizard of Oz: Jack ...
The Tin Man (Jack Haley), The Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr), Dorothy (Judy Garland), The Scarecrow (Ray Bolger), and The Doorman (Frank Morgan, top) at the entrance to the Emerald City in "The Wizard ...
Ray Bolger was originally cast as the Tin Man and Buddy Ebsen was to play the Scarecrow. [26] Bolger, however, longed to play the Scarecrow, as his childhood idol Fred Stone had done on stage in 1902 ; with that very performance, Stone had inspired him to become a vaudevillian in the first place.
Ray Bolger was a stage star in New York City who’d appeared on Broadway and at Radio City Music Hall. MGM Studios/Courtesy of Getty Ray Bolger as The Scarecrow in 'The Wizard of Oz.'