From 1941 to 1947, the USO presented more than 400, 000 performances, featuring entertainers such as Bing Crosby, Judy Garland, Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Frank Sinatra, Marlene Dietrich, Hattie McDaniel, Eubie Blake, Ann Sheridan, Laurel and Hardy, The Marx Brothers, Jack Benny, Larry Adler, Ossy Renardy, Zero Mostel, James Cagney, James Stewart, Gary Cooper, Doraine and Ellis, Lena Horne, Danny Kaye, The Rockettes, Al Jolson, Fred Astaire, Curly Joe DeRita, The Andrews Sisters, Joe E. Brown, Joe E. Lewis, Ray Bolger, Lucille Ball, Glenn Miller, Martha Raye, Mickey Rooney, Betty Hutton, Dinah Shore, and most famously, Bob Hope.

Many of the top entertainers of the era ( including W. C. Fields, Eddie Cantor, Josephine Baker, Fanny Brice, Ann Pennington, Bert Williams, Will Rogers, Ruth Etting, Ray Bolger, Helen Morgan, Marilyn Miller, Ed Wynn, Gilda Gray, Nora Bayes, Sophie Tucker, and others ) appeared in the shows.

In addition to movies, deluxe variety shows graced the stage, with performers that included Fred Waring, Milton Berle, Ray Bolger, Buddy Ebsen, Ginger Rogers, Conrad Nagel, and Jack Benny.

Voters unhappy with the rapid speed and far-reaching extent of reforms elected a National government in 1990, led by Jim Bolger.

* Benjamin Bolger, who received his first 4 year degree from the University of Michigan, claims to be the second most credentialed student in modern history, with ten master's degrees and a doctorate.

The Music Hall opened to the public on December 27, 1932 with a lavish stage show featuring Ray Bolger, Doc Rockwell and Martha Graham.

He began his career in a vaudeville tab show, creating the act " Sanford & Bolger " with his dance partner.

Bolger appeared in his own ABC television sitcom with a variety show theme, Where's Raymond?

While Bolger was pleased with his role as the Scarecrow, Ebsen was struck ill by the powdered aluminum make-up used to complete the Tin Woodman costume.

Ebsen then swapped roles with actor Ray Bolger, who was originally cast as the Tin Man.

In 1957, Gertrude Berg made her last two appearances as Molly Goldberg: first on an episode of the NBC-TV variety series Washington Square with Ray Bolger, and then on a Kate Smith special that aired on ABC-TV.

Neagle co-starred with Ray Bolger ( right ) in Sunny ( 1941 film ) | Sunny ( 1941 ), one of a handful of films that she made in the United States.

She then made Sunny ( 1941 ) with Ray Bolger.

Peters had bitterly criticised his former National colleagues, and appeared to promise that he would not even consider a coalition with Bolger.

Michael Laws, the party's campaign manager, later claimed that Peters had already decided to join forces with National and used his negotiations with Labour simply to win more concessions from Bolger.

Initially, there were concerns about whether Peters would be able to work with Bolger, the National prime minister who had previously sacked him from Cabinet, but the two did not seem to have any major difficulties.

Shipley grew increasingly frustrated and disillusioned with the cautious pace of National's leader, Jim Bolger, as well as what she saw as the disproportionate influence of coalition partner New Zealand First.

While Bolger had been able to maintain good relations with New Zealand First, and its leader, Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters, the alliance became strained after Shipley rose to power.

Bolger responded by replacing Richardson with Bill Birch.

After that election, the Bolger administration went into coalition with Winston Peters and New Zealand First.

As Bolger travelled around the district, he became experienced with Muldoon's adversarial style.

Bolger had originally proposed a return to a bicameral system, with a Senate elected by Single Transferable Vote, but this proposal was dropped in the face of support for electoral reform.

At a conference on the " Bolger years " in 2007, Bolger recalled speaking to the Queen about the issue of New Zealand becoming a republic: " I have more than once spoken with Her Majesty about my view that New Zealand would at some point elect its own Head of State, we discussed the matter in a most sensible way and she was in no way surprised or alarmed and neither did she cut my head off.

In 1996 New Zealand had its first election under MMP, and Bolger became caretaker Prime Minister until a coalition with a majority in parliament could be formed.

However, the creation of the so-called " fiscal envelope " of $ 1 billion for all settlements of claims – an effective limit on what the Crown would pay out in settlements – by the Bolger government was an unpopular move with Māori.

It is greatly to Berman's credit that he made no attempt to outdo Ray Bolger.

In brief, Berman played himself and not Bolger.

* 1904 – Ray Bolger, American actor and dancer ( d. 1987 )

** The New Zealand general election is won by the New Zealand National Party, and its leader, Jim Bolger, becomes prime minister.

* January 10 – Ray Bolger, American actor, singer, and dancer ( The Wizard of Oz )( d. 1987 )

* January 15 – Ray Bolger, American actor, singer, and dancer ( b. 1904 )

* Dermot Bolger, Writer and poet, whose novels " The Woman's Daughter " and " Night Shift " are set in Finglas.

Soon Flo hires Fanny Brice ( playing herself ) away from vaudeville and gives stagehand Ray Bolger ( also playing himself ) his break as well.

Real-life Ziegfeld performers Fanny Brice and Ray Bolger play themselves.

Fredegar " Fatty " Bolger is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings.

He was the son of Odovacar Bolger and Rosamunda Took, part of the Bolger family.

In earlier drafts of The Lord of the Rings Fatty Bolger played a much larger role, but this was later abandoned.

The Gloucester dory | Gloucester Light Dory, a modern dory designed by Phil Bolger.

Modern dory designers include Phil Bolger of Gloucester and John Welsford of New Zealand.

The 727 that carried New Zealand Prime Minister Jim Bolger was known as Spud One.

** The Hindenburg-Leonard Peterson, John A. Bolger, Jr., John L. Mack and Don Sharpless

However, Clark survived and steadily gained ground during the third and final term of the Jim Bolger and Jenny Shipley administrations.

The first female New Zealand Prime Minister was Jenny Shipley, who replaced Prime Minister Jim Bolger in mid-1997.

Dorwin, Jacob Huber, Thomas Bolger, William Schlecht, and Dr. Torpy.