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    • Jun 14, 1909
    Burl Ives is born in Hunt, Illinois. The folk singer--and narrator of TV's "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer"--registers five country hits during his career, including "A Little Bitty Tear" and "Funny Way Of Laughin'"
    Aug 19, 1940
    Woody Guthrie and Burl Ives perform during the debut of the "Back Where I Come From" radio show on the CBS Network. By the end of the month, Guthrie is under contract to the firm
    Dec 6, 1945
    Burl Ives marries Helen Payne Ehrlich, a writer and director for CBS Radio
    Jun 22, 1950
    "Red Channels," a pamphlet linking entertainment figures to Communism, is published. Among the 151 people cited are Burl Ives, Pete Seeger, Leonard Bernstein, Josh White and songwriter E.Y. Harburg
    Feb 25, 1952
    Burl Ives records a cover version of Hank Thompson's "Wild Side Of Life" with guitarist Grady Martin And His Slew Foot Five
    Mar 4, 1952
    Decca releases a cover of "Wild Side Of Life" by Burl Ives and guitarist Grady Martin And His Slew Foot Five
    May 20, 1952
    Burl Ives voluntarily testifies before a congressional subcommittee in Washington, D.C., as the entertainment industry comes under political scrutiny for Communist ties. Ives denies any connection to the party
    Mar 24, 1955
    "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" opens at the Morosco Theatre on Broadway in New York. The play features occasional country singer Burl Ives, who also stars in the movie version three years later
    May 28, 1957
    Andy Griffith plays a hobo as the movie "A Face In The Crowd" debuts in theaters. Big Jeff Bess, a future co-owner of Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, portrays a sheriff in the picture, which also features Walter Matthau, Burl Ives and comedian Rod Brasfield, who goads Griffith into singing "Rye Whiskey"
    Sep 18, 1958
    "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" opens at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The movie stars Paul Newman, Elizabeth Taylor and sometimes-country singer Burl Ives
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