list_text=          Fulton Burley's unique brand of humor and authentic Irish voice made him an audience favorite at Disneyland's Golden Horseshoe Revue, where he performed as the silver-toned tenor for 25 years.
          Born in Tipperary, Ireland, and raised in Ontario, Canada, Fulton came to the United States in 1943 after a telephone audition landed him the singing lead in Billy Rose's "Diamond Horseshoe Revue" on Broadway. He later marveled at his "Irish" luck saying, "The peculiar thing is I was at the Golden Horseshoe for 25 years, and I had started [my professional career] at the Diamond Horseshoe."
          Fulton was born to sing. By age 7, he performed in church weddings, and by 14, on CKNW radio in Windsor, where he worked three mornings a week before school.  He, also, went on to sing with the Windsor Symphony Orchestra.  
          After high school, Fulton attended Patterson Collegiate Institute in Windsor, followed by Wayne State University in Detroit, where he studied law with a minor in music. Ultimately, he dropped his law studies to pursue a career in entertainment and eventually won a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), where he appeared as a supporting actor in films such as "Without Love" with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn and "Homecoming" with Clark Gable and Lana Turner.
          During World War II, he served as a member of the 40th Special Services Division, under the command of actor Melvyn Douglas, traveling to China, Burma and India. After the War, Fulton spent several years touring the United States with a number of musical productions, during which he developed his keen instinct for light comedy and a legendary repertoire of jokes.  
          In 1962, he was playing at the Hacienda Hotel in Las Vegas when he received a call from his pal Wally Boag, with whom he had worked as a contract player at MGM.  Wally, who had been performing in the Golden Horseshoe Revue for seven years, explained that one of his fellow cast members had become seriously ill and urged Fulton to take over the role. Fulton did, and subsequently, lit up the stage with his jovial nature and lilting brogue.  
          While at Disneyland, he also recorded the voice of Michael, the Audio-Animatronics parrot featured in the Enchanted Tiki Room. Later, he entertained Disney fans across the country, when he traveled on special tours promoting such films as the animated classic "Cinderella," which was re-released on the big screen in 1981. After a quarter-of-a century with The Walt Disney Company, Fulton retired from the Golden Horseshoe Revue in 1987.&