Burl Ikele Ivano Ives ( born Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives ; June 14, 1909 - April 14, 1995 ) is an American actor and singer in the folk style, winner of the Oscars , Golden Globes and Grammys .
| Burle Ives | |
|---|---|
| Burl ives | |
 In the film “ Cat on a Hot Roof ” (1958) | |
| Date of Birth | June 14, 1909 |
| Place of Birth | Hunt City , Illinois , USA |
| Date of death | April 14, 1995 (aged 85) |
| Place of death | Anacorts, Washington , USA |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Profession | actor , singer |
| Career | 1935 - 1993 |
| Direction | |
| Awards | Oscar ( 1959 ) The Golden Globe ( 1959 ) |
| IMDb | |
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Biography
Young years
Burle Ives was born in a small town in Illinois in a farmer's family, where in addition to him, there were six more children in the family. He first demonstrated his singing talent as a child when, at the invitation of his uncle, he performed several ballads at a meeting of veteran soldiers, and with his voice impressed the entire audience [1] .
He made his first attempt at recording his songs in 1929, but at the time he failed. In the 1930s, Ives traveled extensively throughout the United States , moonlighting in various dirty jobs, and also performing his songs under the banjo . While on his wanderings in the town of Mona in Utah , Burle Ives went to jail for vagrancy and the performance of the song “Foggy, Foggy Dew” , which the city authorities considered obscene [2] .
Career start
In 1931, Ives began performing on the radio in Indiana , and at the same time decided to get a better education by enrolling in Indiana State College of Education [3] . In 1940, she became the host of her own musical radio program, successfully performing many famous ballads in the past. Thanks to him, such folk songs as “Foggy, Foggy Dew” , “Blue Tail Fly” and “Big Rock Candy Mountain” were again popularized.
In early 1942, Ives was drafted into the army, where over the next year he rose to the rank of corporal. In September 1943, due to health problems, he was written off as a reserve. In December of that year, Burl Ives moved to New York , where he got a job on CBS Radio [4] .
In December 1945, he married the screenwriter Helen Peck Erich, who in 1949 became the mother of their son Alexander [5] .
In 1946, Burl Ives made his debut on the big screen in the movie Smokey [6] . He became successful for him in 1949, when the song “Lavender Blue” in his performance from the film “So dear to my heart” was nominated for an Oscar .
In the early 1950s, Ives got on the Black List of Hollywood because of suspicions of his connection with the Communists [7] , which at the beginning of the decade markedly reduced his chances of good roles in films. Due to his close cooperation with the Commission on the Investigation of Anti-American Activities , during which he managed to convince its members of his involvement in the activities of the Communist Party, Burle Ives was removed from the Black List, but spoiled relations with many fellow musicians who considered him a traitor [ 8] .
Success and Recognition
In 1958, the actor appeared in five successful films at once, including “ Cat on a Red-Hot Roof ”, “ Love under the Elms ”, “Wind over the Plains”, “ Our Man in Havana ” and “Big Country”, for the role of Rufus Hennessy in which he was awarded the Oscar in the acting nomination for a supporting role.
Since the beginning of the 1960s, Burl Ives has been more regularly involved in music, having recorded several dozens of country songs in subsequent years, which at various times held successful positions in the national charts. At the same time, he continued his career in film, television, and theatrical scenes of Broadway . Ives is the author of an autobiography published in 1948, a pair of songbooks and several more fiction books. In 1971, after a divorce from his first wife, he again married Dorothy Coster Paul [9] [10] .
Burle Ives died in April 1995 from cancer of the oral cavity at the age of 85 years [11] [12] .
Selected Filmography
| Year | Russian name | original name | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | f | East of paradise | East of eden | Sam, Sheriff |
| 1958 | f | Cat on a red-hot roof | Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Big Pa |
| 1958 | f | Love under the elms | Desire under the elms | Ephraim Cabot |
| 1958 | f | Big country | The big country | Rufus Hennessy |
| 1959 | f | Our man in Havana | Our Man in Havana | Dr. Hasselbacher |
| 1982 | f | White dog | White dog | Carraters |
| 1984 | tf | Caravan of daredevils. The Adventures of Ewoks | Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure | voice from the author |
| 1988 | f | Merger of two moons | Two moon junction | Sheriff Earl Hawkins |
Rewards
- Oscar 1959 - "Best Supporting Actor" ("Big Country")
- Golden Globe 1959 - “Best Supporting Actor” (“Big Country”)
Notes
- ↑ Burl Ives, Wayfaring Stranger , New York: Whittlesey House, 1948, pp. 15-20
- ↑ Wayfaring Stranger pp. 129-132
- ↑ Wayfaring Stranger p. 145
- ↑ "Testimony of Burl Icle Ives, New York, NY [on May 20, 1952]," Hearings before the Subcommittee to Investigate the Administration of the Internal Security Act and Other Internal Security Laws of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Eighty-Second Congress, Second Session on Subversive Infiltration of Radio, Television, and the Entertainment Industry . Washington, DC: GPO, 1952. Part 2, p. 206
- ↑ "Burl Ives Weds Script Writer," New York Times , December 8, 1945, p. 24. Accessed via ProQuest Historical Newspapers
- ↑ Burl Ives Biography , Sitcoms Online
- ↑ Michael D. Murray, Encyclopedia of Television News , Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1998. p 18. Accessed via Ebrary
- ↑ “Testimony of Burl Icle Ives ...,” Hearings before the Subcommittee ..., pp. 205-228
- ↑ “ Burl Ives Divorced ,” New York Times , February 19, 1971, p. 27. Accessed via ProQuest Historical Newspapers
- ↑ UPI, “ Burl Ives Weds ,” Evening Sentinel , Holland, Michigan, April 17, 1971, p. 3. Accessed via Access NewspaperARCHIVE
- ↑ NY Times Ives obituary
- ↑ http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1S1-9199504150897195.html from encyclopedia.com