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Mary William Ethelbert Appleton "Billie" Burke [1] (August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970) 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)
In addition to starring as the "wonderful" Wizard of Oz who flies Dorothy home in a hot air balloon, Frank Morgan played the Wizard's gatekeeper, the carriage driver, and Professor Marvel in Oz ...
Dorothy (Judy Garland, right) with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North (Billie Burke) in The Wizard of Oz, 1939. In the 1939 film version of The Wizard of Oz, Glinda is the Good Witch of the North. She is played in the film by Billie Burke. Glinda performs the functions of not only the novel's Good Witch of the North and Good Witch of the South ...
Billie Burke is best remembered for her iconic performance as Glinda The Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz (1939). But her legacy spans far beyond that pink bubble — learn more about the actress, a ...
Still, Glinda started her reign over pop culture in 1939 thanks to actress Billie Burke’s portrayal in The Wizard of Oz. ... and Billie Burke as Glinda the Good Witch in 'The Wizard of Oz' (1939).
The Wizard reveals that he, like Dorothy, is from Kansas and accidentally arrived in Oz in a hot air balloon. When he offers to take Dorothy back to Kansas with him aboard his balloon, she accepts, but Toto jumps off and Dorothy goes after him, and the balloon accidentally lifts off with just the Wizard aboard.
Glinda's Pink Ball Gown. One of the most iconic looks from the original Wizard of Oz movie is Glinda (played by actress Billie Burke)'s pink bejeweled ball gown she wears while in her magical ...
Patricia Ziegfeld was born in New York City in 1916 to Florenz Ziegfeld, a Broadway impresario, and Billie Burke, an actress best known for playing Glinda the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz. [2] She grew up in Hastings-on-Hudson in Westchester County, New York. She also lived at the family's home in Palm Beach, Florida. [1]