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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?
From top left to bottom right: Frank Morgan, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Judy Garland, and Ray Bolger. Photo: Mgm/Kobal/Shutterstock; Mary Evans/AF Archive/Courtesy ...
The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). An adaptation of L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's fantasy novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, it was primarily directed by Victor Fleming, who left production to take over the troubled Gone with the Wind.
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 Haley.
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.
Was the last surviving cast member of The Wizard of Oz (1939). He was a member of the Good Shepherd Parish and the Catholic Motion Picture Guild in Beverly Hills, California. Inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame (1980) and the International Tap Dance Hall of Fame (2015).
In addition to being a main cast member in The Wizard of Oz, Bolger is known for playing the villainous Barnaby in the Disney Christmas musical Babes in Toyland and the lead role in his eponymous sitcom, The Ray Bolger Show, from 1953 to 1955.