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Billie Burke

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Billie Burke: Biography

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  • Birth Name: Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke
  • Birth Place: Washington, DC
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/07/1884, Leo
  • Date of Death: 05/14/1970
  • Profession: Actor
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Billie Burke Fast Facts:
  • Father, Billy Burke, was a clown and singer who moved the family to London for his work.
  • Christened in Westminster Abbey in London.
  • Made her stage debut in London in 1902 as a chorus girl at the Pavilion Music Hall.
  • Made her Broadway debut in the play My Wife in 1907.
  • Played by Myrna Loy in The Great Ziegfeld, the 1936 biopic about her late husband, the famed theater producer Florenz Ziegeld,.
  • Had her own radio program, The Billie Burke Show from 1943-1946.
  • Photo of her was displayed above the exit staircase at New York's Ziegfeld Theater for years.
  • Billie Burke Relationships:
  • Florenz Ziegfeld - Husband (deceased)
  • Patricia Ziegfeld Stephenson - Daughter
  • William Burke - Father
  • Blanche Burke - Mother
  • Billie Burke Awards:
  • 1938 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Nominee
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