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Burl Ives (Folk Singer) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

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Birthday
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Death day
April 14, 1995 (85 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
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Celebrities born on June 14
Born in 1909
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Burl Ives
Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives was an American singer, musician, actor, and author. 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 This Is the Army and became a major star of CBS Radio. In the 1960s, he successfully crossed over into country music, recording hits such as "A Little Bitty Tear" and "Funny Way of Laughin'". Ives was also a popular film actor through the late 1940s and '50s. His film roles included parts in So Dear to My Heart and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, as well as the role of Rufus Hannassey in The Big Country, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Ives is often associated with the Christmas season. He did voice-over work as Sam the Snowman, narrator of the classic 1964 Christmas television special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
BornBurl Icle Ivanhoe Ives, June 14, 1909, Hunt City, Illinois, U.S.
DiedApril 14, 1995, Anacortes, Washington, U.S.
Burial placeMound Cemetery, Hunt City Township, Jasper County, Illinois, US
OccupationSinger, musician, actor, author
Years active1929–1993
Children1
Official Websitehttp://www.burlives.com/

About Burl Ives

Burl Ives
Burl Ives

Folk Singer Burl Ives was born on June 14, 1909 in Illinois, United States (He dies at the age of 85, on April 14, 1995).

He is well known for his hit "A Little Bitty Tear". He also wrote Christmas favorites such as "Holly Jolly Christmas".

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Burl Ives before becoming famous

Burl Ives was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1909 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rooster (雞).

As a dedicated Boy Scout, he received the Silver Buffalo Award. He attended School Eastern Illinois University in the late 1920s before leaving to pursue music full-time.

Achievement of Burl Ives

In the 1950s, he was placed on a blacklist for alleged communist ties.

Burl Ives's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Burl Ives
Burl Ives

He married Helen Peck Ehrich on December 6, 1945. After their divorce on February 17, 1971, he remarried Dorothy Koster Paul on April 16, 1971.

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He was a member of the Almanac Singers, the same singing group as Folk Singer Woody Guthrie.

Woody Guthrie (1912 - 1967) (Folk Singer)
Woody Guthrie (1912 - 1967)

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Burl Ives Income & Net worth

Burl Ives's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a folk singer. Networth of Burl Ives in 2025 is 1,000,000$+.

Burl Ives Height and Weight

How tall is Burl Ives? At the age of 85, Burl Ives height is 6'1" (1.85m).

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Latest information about Burl Ives updated on March 14 2023.