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Billie Burke
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PERSONAL INFORMATION

REAL NAME
Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke

BIRTHDAY
August 7, 1884
BORN ON DAY
Thursday


BIRTHPLACE
Washington, D.C., United States

DIED AT AGE
85 Years 9 Months 7 Days
DEATHDATE
May 14, 1970
DEATHPLACE
Los Angeles, California, United States

CAUSE OF DEATH
Alzheimer's Disease

NATIONALITY
American
Billie Burke Nationality American

PROFESSION

ZODIAC
LEO

Physical Stats

WAIST
N/A

Hip
N/A

DRESS SIZE
N/A

HEIGHT
5'2''(feet & inches)
 
1.5748 meters
 
157.48 cm

WEIGHT
N/A

Billie Burke Family Members

Parents
MOTHER
Blanche E. Burke
FATHER
William Burke

Billie Burke Marriage, Affairs and Children

SPOUSE
Billie Burke husband Florenz Ziegfeld
Florenz Ziegfeld (1914-1932)
Child(ren) of Billie Burke and Florenz Ziegfeld
Billie Burke daughter Patricia Ziegfeld Stephenson
Patricia Ziegfeld Stephenson (23 October, 1916) (Daughter) (Died on 11 April 2008 (Author))

Fame & Address

SIGNATURE
Billie Burke Signature

DEBUT

FAMOUS FROM/AS
Gloria's Romance as Gloria Stafford (Film 1916), The Wizard of Oz as Glinda the Good Witch of the North (Film 1939)
Billie BurkeGloria's Romance as Gloria Stafford (Film 1916), The Wizard of Oz as Glinda the Good Witch of the North (Film 1939)

Education, Net Worth & More

NET WORTH
$4 Million

More Information
Career of Billie Burke
Burke entered the show business on stage in the British provinces. Her first acting gig was the play The School Girl in 1903 in London. Peggy (1915) was her first feature film. She was recognized widely for her part as Glinda, in The Wizard of Oz (1939).

Some Lesser Known Facts About Billie Burke

  • Did Billie Burke takes alcohol? NA.
  • Was Billie Burke in the habit of Smoking? NA.
  • She rejected the role of Aunt Pittypat in "Gone With The Wind" (1939) for unknown reasons.
  • After her death, she was buried in Interred at Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York, USA.
    After her death, she was buried in Interred at Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York, USA.
  • In the drama musical film The Great Ziegfeld, she was portrayed by Myrna Loy.
  • She received $40,000 for eight weeks of shooting in Peggy (1916). It was the largest salary ever paid up to that point to an actor for a single film.
  • Her name was given to a crater near the north pole of the planet Mercury in November 2015.
  • She along with her husband owned a 1919 Cadillac, which is now in the collection of author Clive Cussler.
  • She was introduced in the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 for her contribution to the entertainment business. She also received a motion pictures star at 6617 Hollywood Boulevard.
  • The actress also worked on radio, her shows including CBS Radio, The Billie Burke Show in which she worked from 1943 to 1946.

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