<Tr> <Th> Known for </Th> <Td> Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Gwendolyn Rickard (m . 1929--1987) </Td> </Tr> <P> Raymond Wallace Bolger (January 10, 1904--January 15, 1987) was an American film actor, vaudevillian, TV presenter, singer, and dancer (particularly of tap) and stage performer (particularly musical theatre) who started in the silent film era . He is best known for his portrayal of Hunk and the Scarecrow in MGM's classic The Wizard of Oz (1939). He was also the host of his eponymous television show, The Ray Bolger Show . </P> <P> Bolger was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts into a Roman Catholic family of Irish descent, the son of James Edward and Anne C. (née Wallace) Bolger . </P>

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