Happy Birthday to the boy from Dorchester, Boston, MA...Ray Bolger....Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz...Raymond Wallace Bulcao was born into a Roman Catholic family of Portuguese and Irish descent in Dorchester, Boston, the son of Anne (née Wallace) and James Edward Bulcao. His entertainment aspirations evolve from the impressions attending the vaudeville shows of his youth. He began his career in a vaudeville tab show, creating the act Sanford & Bolger with his dance partner. In 1926, he danced at New York Citys legendary Palace Theatre, the premier vaudeville theatre in the U.S. His limber body and improvisational dance movement won him many leading roles on Broadway in the 1930s. Eventually, his career would also encompass film, television and nightclub work. https://youtube/watch?v=nauLgZISozs
Posted on: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 17:40:51 +0000