AKA Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke

Born: 7-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) · Mrs. Cordelia Fosgate
    The Young Philadelphians (21-May-1959) · Mrs. J. Arthur Allen
    Small Town Girl (10-Apr-1953) · Mrs. Livingston
    Father's Little Dividend (12-Apr-1951) · Doris Dunstan
    Three Husbands (8-Mar-1951)
    Father of the Bride (16-Jun-1950) · Doris Dunstan
    And Baby Makes Three (2-Dec-1949) · Mrs. Fletcher
    The Barkleys of Broadway (4-May-1949) · Mrs. Livingston Belney
    The Bachelor's Daughters (6-Sep-1946)
    Breakfast in Hollywood (26-Feb-1946)
    The Cheaters (15-Jul-1945)
    Girl Trouble (9-Oct-1942)
    They All Kissed the Bride (11-Jun-1942) · Mrs. Drew
    In This Our Life (8-May-1942) · Lavinia Timberlake
    The Man Who Came to Dinner (1-Jan-1942) · Mrs. Ernest Stanley
    One Night in Lisbon (14-May-1941)
    Topper Returns (21-Mar-1941) · Mrs. Topper
    The Wild Man of Borneo (24-Jan-1941)
    Hullabaloo (25-Oct-1940)
    Dulcy (4-Oct-1940)
    The Captain Is a Lady (21-Jun-1940) · Blossy Stort
    Irene (23-Apr-1940) · Mrs. Vincent
    The Ghost Comes Home (8-Mar-1940) · Cora Adams
    Remember? (14-Dec-1939) · Mrs. Bronson
    Eternally Yours (7-Oct-1939) · Aunt Abbey
    The Wizard of Oz (12-Aug-1939) · The Good Witch of the North
    Bridal Suite (26-May-1939) · Mrs. Lillian McGill
    Zenobia (21-Apr-1939) · Mrs. Tibbett
    Topper Takes a Trip (21-Jan-1939) · Mrs. Topper
    The Young in Heart (3-Nov-1938)
    Merrily We Live (4-Mar-1938) · Mrs. Kilbourne
    Everybody Sing (4-Feb-1938) · Diana Bellaire
    Navy Blue and Gold (19-Nov-1937)
    The Bride Wore Red (8-Oct-1937) · Contessa di Meina
    Topper (16-Jul-1937) · Mrs. Topper
    Parnell (4-Jun-1937) · Clara
    Craig's Wife (25-Sep-1936)
    Piccadilly Jim (14-Aug-1936)
    Splendor (22-Nov-1935)
    A Feather in Her Hat (25-Oct-1935) · Julia Trent Anders
    Doubting Thomas (10-Jul-1935)
    Becky Sharp (13-Jun-1935)
    After Office Hours (16-Feb-1935) · Mrs. Norwood
    Society Doctor (25-Jan-1935)
    Forsaking All Others (23-Dec-1934) · Aunt Paula
    We're Rich Again (13-Jul-1934)
    Finishing School (4-May-1934)
    Where Sinners Meet (19-Apr-1934) · Eustasia
    Only Yesterday (1-Nov-1933)
    Dinner at Eight (29-Aug-1933) · Millicent Jordan
    Christopher Strong (9-Mar-1933) · Lady Strong, His Wife
    A Bill of Divorcement (30-Sep-1932) · Meg Fairfield

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

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