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Burl Ives;
who
lived near us in the State of Washngton, is movie star much liked by
this web page author:
The movie SUMMER
MAGIC which he stars in, displays his magic.
The “Summer Magic” story is about
a fun-loving young girl (Hayley
Mills)
and her widowed mom and siblings move to Maine from Boston after a
serious financial
mishap wreaks havoc on the family's fortunes. Seven of Burl’s songs
are featured and Five are displayed
in videos at http://ships.bouwman.com/Movies/index.html#Wayne
right beside
John Wayne.
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Burl
Icle Ives
(Originally:
Burl Ivanhoe)
Birth: Jun. 14,
1909 - Death: Apr. 14, 1995
In 1980 at age 70, he retired
in Anacortes,
WA where he remained active in music by participating in
benefit
performances. He was a many times contributor to fund raisers...Indian
reservations, Boy Scouts, environmental groups, art foundations and
children'
medicine. He passed away at age 85 from mouth cancer.
Burl Icle Ivanhoe was born in
rural Jasper County, Illinois near
the town of Hunt, one of seven children, his father a farmer. He was a
singer
from an early age learning his first tunes from his doting grandmother
who had
him singing in the local Baptist church by age four. In high school,
Burl
became a proficient banjo player while athletically active as a
fullback on the
school team with aspirations toward a career as a coach.
After school, in the
depression, he simply went on a
"bum," wandering the country, hitching rides, doing odd jobs and
using his musical talent as a busker (street singing for
money). By 1940, he was a radio
personality with his
own show on CBS, "The
Wayfarin' Stranger." He worked on Broadway, made many memorable
movies and record albums and mad several television appearances.
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This web
writers favorite movie was “ENSIGN
PULVER”, Mr. Ives was his commander - shown left.
At his death, Burl
was cremated and the Masons provided his final
tribute. Burl Ives was involved in Freemasonry from his youth, becoming
a DeMolay
in
1927. A memorial service was held at the Scottish Rite
Cathedral in
Los Angeles. The Ashes were taken to Mound Cemetery, Willow Hill,
Illinois and
the urn was interred beside his mother with the Masons and the Baptist
minister
from his boyhood church conducting the final committal. Legacy... In
1994 he
was honored with the induction into the DeMolay Hall of Fame.
North of Newton there is a
bridge named for Burl, “Burl Ives
Bridge’ located just north of Newton, IL, crossing the Ambraw River.
Illinois
became his namesake and the bridge has an accompanying plaque erected
by the
Illinois Department of Transportation honoring the famous folk singer
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A memorial
tribute to Burl Ives was
held in May of 1995 at Marble Collegiate Church, Fifth Avenue and 29th
Street,
New York City. Appearing at the tribute,
was the poet Maya Angelou; the folk singer Odetta; Guy Davis, a
musician and
actor; Christine Lavin, a folk singer; Julie Gold, a songwriter, and
Dorothy
Ives, the performer's daughter.
Click to see Memorial >
See
Youtube: LAVENDER BLUE
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