Billie Burke

Birth Name:

Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke

Birth Place:

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Profession

Actress, Soundtrack

A park in New York City was named the Burke Estate in her honor
Her photo was displayed above the exit staircase at New York's Ziegfeld Theatre for many years, but it disappeared after a renovation
The Lyceum Theatre in New York City kept an opening night program from "The Mind The Paint Girl" bearing her picture and displayed it in the lobby
Enjoyed watching lays in London's West End when she was a girl
Made her stage debut in London, but soon returned to America to star in Broadway musical comedies
Quote: "It has terrified me a little to think of living up to the children's idea of what a Good Fairy must be․"
Quote: "[on "The Wizard of Oz"] "There's child enough in all of us to be thrilled with the settings and the feeling of this picture․""
Best remembered for playing the iconic role of Glinda the Good Witch in the film "The Wizard of Oz․"
Was often cast as a ditzy, upper-class matron in films
Wrote the autobiographies "With a Feather on My Nose" and "With Powder on My Nose․"

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