Birthday: 1884-08-07
Place of Birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Biography: 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Billie Burke, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Feature-length compilation of 1920s newsreel footage, with commentary about news, sports, lifestyles...
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Ziegfeld Follies headliner Billie Burke starred in a handful of silent films, of which Arms and the ...
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