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Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke [1] (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 MGM film musical The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Billie Burke. Actress: The Wizard of Oz. 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.
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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).
- August 7, 1884
- May 14, 1970
- She was born on August 7, 1884. That makes her 54 years old at the time of making The Wizard of Oz, although her character looks ageless thanks to age-defying make-up tricks.
- She was a native of Washington, D.C. but received her schooling in London.
- Her given name was Mary but she was nicknamed Billie, after her father William “Billy” Burke, a famous circus clown from whom she learned the art of pantomime.
- Originally, she aspired to be a writer. Even at the time of The Wizard of Oz, she wanted to try her hand at newspaper journalism because she believed it to be the most romantic of all professions.
Dec 18, 2020 · Silent movie star Billie Burke once said of Hollywood, “To survive there, you need the ambition of a Latin-American revolutionary, the ego of a grand opera tenor and the physical stamina of a cow pony.”. She had an almost six-decade career in show business, was the highest-paid star in silent movies for a while, and had a turbulent marriage ...
Mary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burke (August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970) 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.
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Billie Burke is best remembered today for her inspiring acting as Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, in 'The Wizard of Oz' in 1939. Her career, however, was both long and multi-faceted.
