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Billie Burke
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7 August 1884 - 14 May 1970
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Billie Burke or Mary William Etelbert Eppelton Berk was born in Washington in 1884 into a circus family. The family toured extensively, but settled in London when Billy was young. In 1903, she began to play on the stage of the foggy Elbion, and then left for America, where she became a famous actress in Broadway comedies.
It was on Broadway that Billy Burke met the famous entertainer Florence Siegfeld, who in 1914 became her husband, and in 1916 the father of their daughter - Patricia Siegfeld
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Billie Burke or Mary William Etelbert Eppelton Berk was born in Washington in 1884 into a circus family. The family toured extensively, but settled in London when Billy was young. In 1903, she began to play on the stage of the foggy Elbion, and then left for America, where she became a famous actress in Broadway comedies.
It was on Broadway that Billy Burke met the famous entertainer Florence Siegfeld, who in 1914 became her husband, and in 1916 the father of their daughter - Patricia Siegfeld Stephenson. After the birth of a child, the theater beckoned her, but cinema promised great financial opportunities, and in 1916 the actress decided to star.
In 1932, Billy Burke starred in the film by George Curcore.
"Bill of divorce" During the filming in which the actress died her husband. However, she continued filming immediately after the funeral, and a year later, the world saw another picture of her.
"Lunch at eight o'clock" Which brought the actress great popularity.
In 1936, the biographical film The Great Ziegfeld was released, dedicated to her husband Billy Burke and received two Oscars at once. The role of the wife of the great entertainer performed a magnificent
"The Wizard of Oz" . Billy Burke released two autobiographical novels, With a Feather on My Nose (1949) and With Powder on My Nose (1959).
In the 86th year, the star of the magnificent actress went out - in the 70s, doctors constant in Billy Bark Alzheimer's disease and in 1970 she died. She was buried in a cemetery in New York’s Westchester County. /