Billie Burke

Actor, Film actor

1884 – 1970

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Who was Billie Burke?

Mary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burke was an American actress. She is primarily known to modern audiences as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in the musical film The Wizard of Oz. She was nominated for an Academy Award for her performance as Emily Kilbourne in Merrily We Live. Burke was also the wife of Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr., of Ziegfeld Follies fame, from 1914 until his death.

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Born
Aug 7, 1884
Washington, D.C.
Also known as
  • Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke
  • Miss Billie Burke
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Spouses
Children
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • Washington, D.C.
Died
May 14, 1970
Los Angeles
Resting place
Kensico Cemetery

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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