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Billie Burke

Billie BurkeAKA Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke

Born: 07-Aug-1885
Birthplace: Washington, DC
Died: 14-May-1970
Location of death: Los Angeles, CA
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, NY

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Glinda, the Good Witch of the North

Portrayed by Myrna Loy in The Great Ziegfeld (1936), a film about her late husband, the showman Florenz Ziegfeld.

Father: Billy Burke (clown)
Husband: Florenz Ziegfeld (showman; m. 1914, d. 22-Jul-1932)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Pepe (21-Dec-1960) Herself
    Sergeant Rutledge (18-May-1960)
    The Young Philadelphians (21-May-1959)
    Small Town Girl (10-Apr-1953)
    Father's Little Dividend (12-Apr-1951)
    Father of the Bride (16-Jun-1950)
    And Baby Makes Three (2-Dec-1949)
    The Barkleys of Broadway (4-May-1949)
    Breakfast in Hollywood (26-Feb-1946)
    Girl Trouble (9-Oct-1942)
    In This Our Life (8-May-1942)
    The Man Who Came to Dinner (1-Jan-1942)
    Topper Returns (21-Mar-1941)
    Hullabaloo (25-Oct-1940)
    The Captain Is a Lady (21-Jun-1940)
    Remember? (14-Dec-1939)
    Eternally Yours (7-Oct-1939)
    The Wizard of Oz (12-Aug-1939)
    Bridal Suite (26-May-1939)
    Topper Takes a Trip (21-Jan-1939)
    The Young in Heart (3-Nov-1938)
    Merrily We Live (4-Mar-1938)
    Navy Blue and Gold (19-Nov-1937)
    The Bride Wore Red (8-Oct-1937)
    Topper (16-Jul-1937)
    Craig's Wife (25-Sep-1936)
    Piccadilly Jim (14-Aug-1936)
    Becky Sharp (13-Jun-1935)
    Society Doctor (25-Jan-1935)
    Forsaking All Others (23-Dec-1934)
    We're Rich Again (13-Jul-1934)
    Dinner at Eight (29-Aug-1933)
    Christopher Strong (9-Mar-1933)
    A Bill of Divorcement (30-Sep-1932)
    Glorifying the American Girl (7-Dec-1929) Herself

Author of books:
With a Feather on My Nose (1949, memoir)
With Powder on My Nose (1959, memoir)



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