Portrait of Burl Ives with Talley Crary kissing him on the cheek. According to the Stuart News (10 Nov 1960), Burl Ives visited the Jensen Beach home of his friends, Frances Langford and Ralph Evinrude, in November of 1960. While at their home, Ives, the Evinrudes, and other guests watched "The Ox" television show, in which Ives played the lead role.