"Wizard of Oz" Goes Hi-Def for Anniversary Sep 23, 2009
from left, Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion, Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow, Judy Garland as Dorothy, and Jack Haley as the Tin Woodman, are shown in a scene from "The Wizard of Oz." (AP Photo/Warner Bros) ... "If I only had the noive." --------- Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion. (CBS News)
'Wizard' goes hi-def for 70th anniversary Sep 23, 2009
Bert Lahr, left, as the Cowardly Lion, Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow, Judy Garland as Dorothy and Jack Haley as the Tinman, co-starred in "The Wizard of Oz." (1939 AP file). Local showing. (Florida Today)
'Wizard of Oz' turns 70 with remastered releases Sep 23, 2009
The Tin Woodsman (Jack Haley), Dorothy (Judy Garland), the Scarecrow (Ray Bolger) and the Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr) are back in one-night screenings in Hi-Def on Wednesday and in remastered releases due Sept. 29. By Mike Clark, USA TODAY As movie buffs celebrate the 70th anniversary of this year, it's important to recall that at first, few were willing to bet Dorothy's Kansas farm on the success of a movie musical version of 's story. (USA Today -- Life)
Panic Attack May 11, 2009
My father, Bert Lahr, was playing Estragon, one of the two bowler-hatted tramps who pass the time in a lunar landscape as they wait in vain for the arrival of a Mr. Godot. Playing Waiting for Godot in Miami was like doing Giselle in Roseland, my father said. (New Yorker)
TEARS OF THE CLOWNS May 3, 2009
Which led Bert Lahr to say, "Doing this play in Miami Beach is like doing 'Giselle' at Roseland.". Irwin chuckles. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
John Davidson Mar 20, 2009
Starting out 44 years ago, fresh from a degree in theater arts at Denison University, Davidson co-starred in the Broadway show, Foxy, opposite the legendary Bert Lahr. From there the credits for the everlastingly youthful singer and actor multiply exponentially. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
