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Burl Ives was one of six children born to a farming family in Hunt City, Jasper, Illinois, the son of Cordellia "Dellie" (White) and Levi Franklin Ives. He first sang in public for a soldiers' reunion when he was age 4. In high school, he learned the banjo and played fullback, intending to become a football coach when he enrolled at Eastern Illinois State Teacher's College in 1927. He dropped out in 1930 and wandered, hitching rides, doing odd jobs, street singing.
Summer stock in the late 1930s led to a job with CBS radio in 1940; through his "Wayfaring Stranger" he popularized many of the folk songs he had collected in his travels. By the 1960s, he had hits on both popular and country charts. He recorded over 30 albums for Decca and another dozen for Columbia. In 1964 he was singer-narrator of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964), an often-repeated Christmas television special. His Broadway debut was in 1938, though he is best remembered for creating the role of Big Daddy in the 1950s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) when it ran on Broadway through the early 1950s.
His four-decade, 30+ movie career began with Ives playing a singing cowboy in Smoky (1946) and reached its peak with (again) his role as Big Daddy role in the movie version of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) and winning an Oscar for best supporting actor in The Big Country (1958), both in 1958. Ives officially retired from show business on his 80th birthday in 1989 and settled in Anacortes, Washington, although he continued to do frequent benefit performances at his own request. Burl Ives died in 1995.- Actress
Dorothy Koster was born on 13 January 1926 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress. She was married to Burl Ives. She died on 31 August 2016 in Anacortes, Washington, USA.- Cinematographer
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John Finger was born on 18 August 1925 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Cheers (1982), CBS Summer Playhouse (1987) and Valentine's Day (1964). He died on 26 August 2005 in Anacortes, Washington, USA.- Composer
Geneviève Castrée was born on 9 April 1981 in Quebec, Canada. Geneviève was a composer, known for Elegy (2018). Geneviève was married to Phil Elverum. Geneviève died on 9 July 2016 in Anacortes, Washington, USA.- Charlotte Paul was born on 22 May 1916 in Seattle, Washington, USA. Charlotte was a writer, known for Celebrity Playhouse (1955), The Philco Television Playhouse (1948) and Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950). Charlotte was married to Robert W. Reese and Ed Groshell. Charlotte died on 27 September 1989 in Anacortes, Washington, USA.