Rags Ragland

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Rags Ragland was an American character actor and comedian known for his scene-stealing comic roles in 1940s Hollywood films.

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Rags Ragland canonical 4

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instanceOf character actor
comedian
film actor
human
activeIn American cinema
Hollywood
birthName John Lee Morgan Ragland
buriedIn Inglewood Park Cemetery
causeOfDeath complications from alcoholism
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1905-08-23
dateOfDeath 1946-08-20
employer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
era 1940s
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Doria Ragland
surface form: Ragland
genre comedy
givenName John
hasNationality American
languageOfWorkOrName English
mannerOfDeath natural causes
medium live performance
motion pictures
name Rags Ragland self-link
notableCharacteristic improvisational comic style
portrayal of lovable roughneck characters
notableFor scene-stealing comic roles in 1940s films
notableWork DuBarry Was a Lady
surface form: Du Barry Was a Lady

Panama Hattie
Ship Ahoy
Tish
Whistling in Brooklyn
Whistling in Dixie
Whistling in the Dark
occupation actor
burlesque performer
comedian
vaudeville performer
performingArtsDiscipline film
stage
placeOfBirth Louisville, Kentucky
surface form: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States of America
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
sexOrGender male
workedWith Lena Horne
Lucille Ball
Red Skelton
yearsActive 1930s–1940s

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Girl Crazy (1943 film) castMember Rags Ragland
Rags Ragland name Rags Ragland self-link
Panama Hattie originalCastMember Rags Ragland
Girl Crazy castMember Rags Ragland
subject surface form: Girl Crazy (1943 film)