AFI Names Top Ten Fantasy Films of ... Jul 24, 2008
Judy Garland is teenaged Dorothy, who longingly sings "Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Stars: Judy Garland, Margaret Hamilton, Billie Burke, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley and Bert Lahr. 1939.Lord of the Rings: The Fellow ship of the Ring 2001. In this Tolkien classic, a young Hobbit named Frodo, has been entrusted with an powerful ancient ring and embarks on a quest. Frodo is joined by Gandolf, Legolas the elf, Gimli the Dwarf, Aragom, Bobomir and his three Hobbit friendly. The characters travel through... (Suite101.com)
'Oz,' 'Snow White, ' '2001' among top genre flicks Jun 19, 2008
Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion, Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow, Judy Garland as Dorothy, and Jack Haley as the Tin Woodman, sing in a scene from "The Wizard of Oz." The film is among the American Film Institute's best genre movies. . (MSNBC -- News)
Live from Los Angeles: Hollywood Stars Jun 19, 2008
The Dodgers and Hollywood have had a great relationship that dates back to their first home game in Southern California on April 18, 1958, when spectators included Edward G. Robinson, Chuck Connors, Alfred Hitchcock, Gregory Peck, Danny Kaye, Burt Lancaster, Jack Lemmon, Nat King Cole, Danny Thomas, Buddy Rogers, John Ford, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Gene Autry, Groucho Marx, George Jessel, Dennis Morgan, Lauren Bacall, Ray Bolger, Jo Stafford, and Paul Weston. is a Senior Writer for. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Movie studios reviewing their fire-prevention plans Jun 4, 2008
back lot erupted in flames, Burt Lancaster, Ray Bolger and other actors were pressed into service to help firefighters battle the blaze. Fire protection has come a long way since then, but fire officials said movie studios and production facilities remained a major concern. (Los Angeles Times)
Click for Full Story Dec 27, 2007
Seventy-five years ago today, in 1932, New York Citys Radio City Music Hall opened to the public with a show that included stars Ray Bolger and Martha Graham. Also known as the Showplace of the Nation, Radio City is perhaps best known around the country for its famed Rockettes. (KWTX.com, TX)
* Films to set the (holiday) mood Dec 21, 2007
So CBS began screening it every Christmas - with the respectful exception of December 1963, when the American public, mindful of the bloody events the previous month in Dallas, were in no mood to hear Ray Bolger bash his way through If I Only Had a Brain. But the BBC can take the credit for naturalizing the link between gravy granules and ruby slippers in this country - since 1975, the film has made 15 appearances in the Christmas double issue of the Radio Times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
'Producers' worth the laughs it gets Dec 10, 2007
As gutless wonder Leo, Austin Owen is a physical comedy treat, having a rare, rubber-limbed quality reminiscent of "Scarecrow" Ray Bolger. For instance, when his security blanket is stolen, Owen brays like a sick donkey and convulses like a vibrating bed. (Anchorage Daily News)
Hollywood and humanity, book talk tonight at Talk Story Dec 7, 2007
Bessie expanded into live action films (1973 Executive Action starring Burt Lancaster) and went on to create more than 100 films of his own including Peter and the Wolf (1981, with Ray Bolger CBS, HBO, The Disney Channel). Jeanne Johnson s book is titled Starlings in the Park which is a collection of 18 short stories which demonstrate how ordinary people overcome solitude, loss and hardship. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Best of Christmas: Rockettes, 'Miracle', Grinch celebrate milestones Dec 3, 2007
A man named Russel Markert started the "Missouri Rockets" in St. Louis in 1925, and they performed in New York for the first time in a show that also featured Ray Bolger and Martha Graham. Starting with 16 women, the Christmas-themed chorus line now boasts 36 Rockettes. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Big birthdays for the best of Christmas past Nov 24, 2007
THE ROCKETTES - 75 YEARS A man named Russel Markert started the Missouri Rockets in St. Louis in 1925, and they performed in New York for the first time in a show that also featured Ray Bolger and Martha Graham. Starting with 16 women, the Christmas-themed chorus line now boasts 36 Rockettes. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
Lamb stages 'The Wizard of Oz' Nov 23, 2007
The movie also featured the dancing talents of Ray Bolger, Jack Haley and Bert Lahr and those have been captured by choreographer Short for the actors. "There's also a jitterbug number that didn't make it into the movie that we're including," Wooley said. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Puttin' on the shtick Nov 7, 2007
" Brooks continues. He rips into a list of earlier Rialto flops. "After Shinbone Alley' - stay with me - after All American' starring Ray Bolger, after four or five Broadway shows where I worked for two or three years and didn't get a paycheck, am I not entitled to 24 percent of the show, if it is a big hit. " He's winding down now. "My argument is: I supply. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
On Your Toes Aug 20, 2007
This improbable role was originally tailored to the peculiar talents of Ray Bolger, but treetop-tall, lithe and likable Denman occupies it completely and even renders it believable. Beyond his peerless, effortless show dancing, his goofy innocence is an ideal foil for Yvette Tucker's temperamental, libidinous prima ballerina -- is there any other kind. (Variety)
Gretchen Wyler, 75, actress and animal-rights advocate May 29, 2007
When she landed a spot in the chorus of "Where's Charley?" in 1951, she met Ray Bolger, the Scarecrow in "The Wizard of Oz," who encouraged her to change her last name. She performed in eight Broadway productions, including "Sly Fox" with George C. Scott. (Boston Globe)
Gretchen Wyler, 75; Broadway actress became animal activist May 28, 2007
When she landed a spot in the chorus of "Where's Charley?" in 1951, she met Ray Bolger, the Scarecrow in "The Wizard of Oz," who encouraged her to change her last name to Wyler. She performed in eight Broadway productions, including "Sly Fox" with George C. Scott. (Los Angeles Times)
Jill Richards, 85; actress became fashion designer for stars and socialites May 2, 2007
She had small parts in such movies as "April in Paris," a 1952 romantic comedy that starred Doris Day and Ray Bolger. More often she worked in television, making guest appearances on "Dragnet," "Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok" and other series. (Los Angeles Times)
Sahara sold to California businessmanHoward Stutz can be reached at 526-1822 if you have questions Mar 3, 2007
The Sahara opened in 1952 with a performance by Ray Bolger, who played The Scarecrow in the "Wizard of Oz." Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the casino's Congo Showroom played host to such acts as Pat Boone, Connie Francis and Don Rickles. It was also the home of the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Nevada News)
Timken on lookout for new director Jan 22, 2007
15 and 18); and The Wizard of Oz (1939), starring Judy Garland, Ray Bolger and Bert Lahr (Feb. 22 and 25). (San Diego Union-Tribune)
That's Entertainment Dec 22, 2006
Throughout his diverse career, Mr. James has appeared with film personalities Vincent Price, Ray Bolger, Bob Hope, Red Skelton, Myrna Loy, Olivia DeHavilland, Ethel Smith, Ginger Rogers and Fay Wray. Throughout the '80s, he traveled with silent film stars Lillian Gish and Charles "Buddy" Rogers, providing musical accompaniment on national tour revivals of their motion pictures. (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)
Munchkins welcome ruby slippers Nov 28, 2006
Its just an honor to see this, said Duccini, 88, as she stood near a display of the slippers worn by Judy Garland and the rarely seen scarecrow suit worn by Ray Bolger in the legendary movie. She said she doesnt watch The Wizard of Oz very often because most of the people I knew are gone already. (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
Ruby slippers land at space museum Nov 28, 2006
" He wore a blue baseball cap that said "The Lollipop Kid," and carried a huge green and purple lollipop over his shoulder. "We wish to welcome you to Smithsonian Institute," he sang to the tune of the "Lollipop Guild" song in the 1939 film. "It's just an honor to see this," said Duccini, 88, as she stood near a display of the slippers worn by Judy Garland and the rarely seen scarecrow suit worn by Ray Bolger in the legendary movie. She said she doesn't watch "The Wizard of Oz" very often... (Yahoo News -- Art and Museums)
Homespun 'Wizard of Oz' is charming Oct 11, 2006
Everyone alive in the U.S. today has probably seen the 1939 MGM film starring Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley Jr. and Bert Lahr at least once. So iconic is this film that to some extent it has eclipsed its own source material, the original 1900 novel by L. Frank Baum, which is only the first in a series of books Baum wrote about the magical land inhabited by munchkins, gillikins, winkies and quadlings, among other fantastical creatures. (Anchorage Daily News)
Broadway: Fame Becomes Me is Short and Sweet Aug 26, 2006
" Fame Becomes Me is, quite obviously, a send-up of that overexposed Broadway form, the autobiographical one-person show. "All I ask is you love me, and like me as well," Short sings in the canny, Marc Shaiman-Scott Wittman opening number. The verdict here: love Marty, like the show as well. If this were a perfect world, Martin Short would have been a big Broadway star long before now. On TV he was the only performer who managed to make the jump between the two premier satirical sketch shows of... (Time.com)
The NINTH Annual THEATER awards: Taking home a 'Tony' Aug 24, 2006
First runner-up: The remarkable Bobby Rodgers for his bellowing cameo as Marshal Ferdinand Foch in Cockroach Theatre's "Tattoo Girl." Second runner-up: Brian Hinson's touching and uproariously funny characterization of a coming-out financial adviser in Las Vegas Little Theatre's "Take Me Out." Third runner-up: John Ivanoff for his deliciously twisted Ray Bolger impersonation in the Asylum's June mounting of the Raymond Hull-Mike Corda musical melodrama, "The Devil, the Damsel and Demon Rum" at... (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Life)
American history museum to close for 2-year face-lift (Keyonna Summers) Aug 23, 2006
The artifacts include Thomas Jefferson's Bible, Abraham Lincoln's top hat, Dorothy's ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz," as well as the rarely seen Scarecrow costume worn by actor Ray Bolger in the movie, Miss Machado said. Page 1 of 2. (Washington Times)
'Wicked' fun Aug 21, 2006
The Wizard of Oz, the 1939 movie that starred Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley and Hamilton as the Wicked Witch, is possibly the one film every American family has seen. "I can't tell you how many times I've watched it with my daughters . . . " says Lloyd Hauptner of Scottsdale, who snagged four tickets to Wicked. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Wizard of Oz starts tonight Jul 14, 2006
Having to perform the falls and gangly, awkward movements similar to Ray Bolger in the movie were aided by his athleticism. Kohlmeier's ability to deliver his lines with enthusiasm also helped create an affable character. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
There's just something about Judy Jun 21, 2006
Before that, though, we're off to see the wizard as the Sydney Symphony provides live accompaniment to The Wizard of Oz. A restored print of the 1939 classic will be shown on a six-metre by nine-metre screen while the orchestra plays the incidental music and accompanies the voices of Garland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr and Jack Haley. It is the brainchild of John Goberman, an American whose A Symphonic Night at the Movies series attracted more than 5000 people to each of its premiere performances in... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Broadway producer Cy Feuer dies May 18, 2006
The show, based on the farce "Charley's Aunt" and starring Ray Bolger, was panned by most critics. But it became a hit after Bolger began leading the audience in singing what became the musical's best-known song, "Once in Love with Amy.". (The Advocate -- Entertainment)
The Wiz is a Wiz if ever a Wiz there was May 10, 2006
It was hard not to visualize Ray Bolger on the stage. His expressions, voice, inflection and actions were really good. (Iosco County News Herald, MI)
His dance speaks to the streets May 5, 2006
I loved James Cagney and Ray Bolger. What cats. (Boston Globe -- Living)
