Famous As

Actor, singer

Popular for

Single "A Little Bitty Tear" (1961)

Birth Name

Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives

Birth Date

Jun 14, 1909

Birth Place

Jasper County, Illinois, USA

Height

6'

Nationality

American

Father

Levi "Frank" Ives (1880 - 1947)

Mother

Cordelia "Dellie" (nee White) (1882 - 1954)

Brother

Artie M. Ives (b. 2-Dec-01), Clarence Estie Ives (b. 1903)

Sister

Audry J. Ives (b. 1899), Argola M. Ives (b. 1906), Lilburn Verger Ives (b. 1914), Norma Ives (b. 1919)

Spouse

Helen Payne Ehrlich (6-Dec-45 - 17-Feb-71), Dorothy Koster Paul (16-Apr-71 - 14-Apr-95, his death)

Son

Alexander (adopted), Kevin Murphy (step-son), Rob Grossman (step-son)

Daughter

Barbara Vaughn (step-daughter)