Ray Bolger

American actor (1904–1987)
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Raymond Wallace Bolger was an American actor, dancer, singer, vaudevillian, and stage performer who started his movie career in the silent-film era.

Raymond Wallace Bolger was born at 598 Second St., South Boston, Massachusetts, into a Catholic family of Irish descent. He was the son of James Edward Bolger and Anne C. née Wallace. His father, James, was a first-generation American of Irish descent, who was born in Fall River, Massachusetts. Bolger's mother "Annie" was born into a large Irish-American family in Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

Bolger grew up and attended school in the Codman Square section of the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston.

Date of Birth10th January 1904
Date of Death15th January 1987
Age at Death83 Years
Zodiac SignCapricorn
CountryUnited States of America
Current CityDorchester
Birth PlaceDorchester
Death PlaceLos Angeles
NationalityUnited States of America
CitizenshipUnited States of America
SpousesGwendolyn Rickard
Instrumentsvoice
Occupationactor, singer, television actor, stage actor, film actor
Awards
  • Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Movies / Shows by Ray Bolger