Ives began his career as an itinerant singer and guitarist, eventually launching his own radio show, The Wayfaring Stranger, which popularized traditional folk songs. In 1942, he appeared in Irving Berlin 's …

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 …

American actor and folk singer. Burl Ives was born on June 14, 1909, in Hunt City, Illinois, to Levi Ives and Cordelia White. Growing up in a large family with six siblings, young Burl displayed a passion for …

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Perhaps the most versatile entertainer America has produced in the twentieth century, Burl Ives did it all. He sang; acted on stage, screen, and television; wrote songs and prose; compiled books of …

Throughout his life and career Burl Ives was many things; he was a folk singer, actor, storyteller, writer, and anthologist. His real role, however, was, as Stephen Holden wrote in the New York Times, as …

Jun 14, 2025 · Burl Ives grew up surrounded by songs, strummed across America with a guitar on his back, and eventually won an Oscar for his powerful performances. Whether as Sam the Snowman or …

Burl Ives (1909–1995) was an American musician, actor, and author with a career that spanned more than six decades. He began as an itinerant singer and guitarist, eventually becoming a major star of …

Apr 14, 1995 · Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives (June 14, 1909 – April 14, 1995) was an American singer and actor of stage, screen, radio and television. Ives began as an itinerant singer and banjoist, and launched …

Apr 14, 1995 · Ives gained prominence in the 1940s, hosting his own radio show, "The Wayfaring Stranger," and became a recognizable figure in the entertainment industry with roles in film and …