Wallace Vincent Boag was an American performer known for his starring role in Disney's long-running stage show the Golden Horseshoe Revue.
14 Facts About Wally Boag
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Wally Boag joined a professional dance team at age nine, later established his own dance school, and by the age of 19 had turned to comedy.
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Wally Boag toured the world's stages in hotels, theaters and nightclubs.
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In 1945, Wally Boag signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and appeared in films such as Without Love and Thrill of a Romance, in credited roles.
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Wally Boag voiced Jose in "Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room" and wrote much of the script for the attraction, participating in the development of "Haunted Mansion" in Disneyland.
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Wally Boag voiced for Tigger when the featurette was aired but the role ultimately went to Paul Winchell.
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Except for a cameo appearance in The Love Bug, Wally Boag did not appear in any more Disney films.
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In 1971, Wally Boag took his Pecos Bill character to the newly opened Walt Disney World and re-crafted the saloon show into a faster, funnier Diamond Horseshoe Revue.
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In 1995, Wally Boag was inducted into the ranks of the Disney Legends and has his own window on Main Street in Disneyland above the Carnation Company.
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Wally Boag lived in California with his wife, Ellen Morgan Wally Boag.
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Wally Boag died on June 3,2011, in Santa Monica, California from Alzheimer's disease.
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Wally Boag's autobiography, entitled Wally Boag, Clown Prince of Disneyland, was published in August 2009.
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Wally Boag's performances have influenced many later performers and comedians, most notable of whom is Steve Martin, who studied Wally Boag's humor and timing while working at Disneyland as a teenager.
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Wally Boag's performance appears on Week One of the Mickey Mouse Club DVD collection, and the soundtrack of the Golden Horseshoe Revue has been released on CD.