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Buddy Ebsen
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Actor Born: April 2, 1908 in Belleville, IL Death: July 6, 2003 in Torrance, CA Biography:A dancer from childhood, "Buddy Ebsen" headlined in vaudeville in an act with his sister Velma. In 1935, Ebsen was signed by MGM as a specialty performer in "The Broadway Melody of 1936", wherein he was shown to good advantage in several solos. He worked in a number of subsequent musicals, including "Shirley Temple"'s "Captain January" (1936), teaming with Shirley for the delightful number "At the Codfish Ball." MGM assigned Ebsen to the role of the Scarecrow in 1939's "The Wizard of Oz", but "Ray Bolger", who'd been cast as the Tin Man, talked Ebsen into switching roles. The move proved to be Ebsen's undoing; he found that he was allergic to the silver makeup required for the Tin Man, fell ill, and was forced to bow out of the film, to be replaced by "Jack Haley" (however, Ebsen's voice can still be heard in the reprises of "We're Off to See the Wizard").Ebsen then returned to the stage, taking... Full Biography
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