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Billie Burke (* 7. August 1884 in Washington, D.C.; † 14. Mai 1970 in Los Angeles, Kalifornien; als Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke) war eine US-amerikanische Film- und Theaterschauspielerin sowie Ehefrau des Theaterproduzenten Florenz Ziegfeld.
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Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke (August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970), better known as Billie Burke, was an American actress who was famous on Broadway and radio, and in silent and sound films. She is best known to modern audiences as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie musical The Wizard of Oz (1939).
Billie Burke was born Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke on August 7, 1884 in Washington, D.C. Her father was the internationally famous clown, Billy Burke, and she would spend most of her early years touring Europe before the family settled in London. In 1903, she appeared on the stage as an actress and came to America in 1907 to star ...
- August 7, 1884
- May 14, 1970
Billie Burke. Actress: The Wizard of Oz. Billie Burke was born Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke on August 7, 1885 in Washington, D.C. Her father was a circus clown, and as a child she toured the United States and Europe with the circus (before motion pictures and after the stage, circuses were the biggest form of entertainment in the world ...
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- Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Billie Burke war eine US-amerikanische Film- und Theaterschauspielerin sowie Ehefrau des Theaterproduzenten Florenz Ziegfeld. Für ihre Rolle in Wie leben wir doch glücklich! erhielt sie eine Oscar-Nominierung als Beste Nebendarstellerin. 1939 war sie als gute Hexe Glinda im Filmklassiker Der Zauberer von Oz zu sehen.
Born Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke in Washington, D.C., on August 7, 1885; died in 1970; only daughter of William (a singing clown with Barnum and Bailey circus) and Blanche (Beatty) Hodkinson Burke (a widow with four grown children); educated in London and France; married Florenz Ziegfeld (the theatrical producer), 1914 (died, July 22, ...
