Ray Bolger's biography
Raymond Wallace Bulcao is 83 years old actor born at Dorchester. Ray was born on Sunday 10th of January 1904. Ray is often nicknamed as Ray, Raymond Wallace Bulcao, Ray Bolger, Raymond Wallace Bolger. According to year of birth 1904 Ray belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 10th of January means Ray is Capricorn. These people are stable in nature. As the sign lord is “Saturn”, the person will be judgemental in his approach.
He is native english speaker. He is white american. He is citizen of United States of America. Ray´s primary profession is to be actor. You can know him also as singer, television actor, stage actor. He is recently known as film actor.
Ray Bolger's family
Ray Bolger's ex wife
Gwendolyn Rickard
Ray Bolger and Gwendolyn Rickard have been together since 1929 for 58 years.
Ray Bolger's schools
We found 1 school Ray attended. Name of the school: Dorchester High School.
Ray Bolger's career
His main focus is to be actor. He is famous thanks to The Wizard of Oz.
Is Ray Bolger gay ?
He is known to be straight.
How did Ray Bolger die
He died on on Thursday 15th of January 1987 when he was 83 years old at Los Angeles. Ray Bolgers death was caused by bladder cancer. It happend like natural causes.
Awards and competitions
Ray Bolger's Awards
- He was awarded 2 Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures at 6788 Hollywood Boulevard; and for Television at 6834 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
- Won Broadway's 1949 Tony Award as Best Actor (Musical) for "Where's Charley?", a role he recreated in the film version, Where's Charley? (1952). He was also nominated in the same Tony Award category in 1962 for "All American".
- He was posthumously awarded a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars in Palm Springs, California on January 10, 1998.
What else you don't know about Ray Bolger ?
Ray´s middle name is Wallace.
What Ray Bolger has done for a first time
- Made his first Broadway stage appearance in 1926.
Ray Bolger's quotes
- [on playing the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz (1939)] I knew that I was taking part in a strange kind of adventure.
- [When asked how much money he made from the repeat showings of The Wizard of Oz (1939), he and his wife often responded] No residuals, just immortality.
- [on Judy Garland] Judy was a child who never had any childhood. She was a child who never grew up.
Ray Bolger's height, body shape, eye color
Lets describe how Ray Bolger looks. We will focus on his height, body shape, eye color and hair color. He is tall as 5' 10" (178 cm). Body build is slim. Ray´s eyes are tinted blue. Ray´s hair is shade of grey.