Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives (June 14, 1909 – April 14, 1995) was an American actor, writer, and folk singer. As an actor, Ivess work included comedies, dramas, and voice work in theater, television, and motion pictures. Music critic John Rockwell said, Ivess voice ... had the sheen and finesse of opera without its latter-day Puccinian vulgarities and without the pretensions of operatic ritual. It was genteel in expressive impact without being genteel in social conformity. And it moved people. Ives A Holly Jolly Christmas and Silver and Gold became Christmas standards after they were first featured in the 1964 CBS-TV presentation of the Rankin and Bass stop-motion animated family special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 06:02:32 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015