Ray Bolger
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Raymond Wallace Bolger was an American vaudevillian, eccentric dancer, comedian, actor and singer best known for his performance as the Scarecrow in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. H
Bolger in 1953
Bolger c. 1928
Members of Gus Edwards' revue, Ritz Carlton Nights, in 1928. Bolger is the tall man in the center rear.
Bolger in the trailer for The Great Ziegfeld (1936)
Judy Garland
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Judy Garland was an American actress, singer, and vaudevillian whose career spanned four decades. She is known for her artistic range and strong contralto voice, working in a variety of genres includi
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…to cope. During breaks he, Haley and Lahr played practical jokes upon one another and told stories lest they, in Bolger's words, go "mad". Bolger and Judy Garland (who played Dorothy Gale), according to Van Leuven, had in common a "sensitive, thoughtful nature" and adored each other: Bolger gifted her a copy of…
Garland's birthplace in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, is now a museum dedicated to her life and career.
The Gumm Sisters, also known as the Garland Sisters, c. 1935: Top row: Mary Jane and Dorothy Virginia Gumm; bottom: Frances Ethel (Judy Garland) Gumm
Garland and Mickey Rooney in a publicity photo for Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938)
Garland in a publicity photo for The Wizard of Oz (1939)