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Billie Burke
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Actor Born: August 7, 1884 in Washington, DC Death: May 14, 1970 in Los Angeles, CA Biography:The daughter of a circus clown, American actress "Billie Burke" became a musical comedy star in the early 1900s under the aegis of two powerful Broadway producers: Charles K. Frohman and "Florenz Ziegfeld". Burke's career soared after her marriage to Ziegfeld, which was both a blessing and a curse in that some newspaper critics, assuming she wouldn't have reached the heights without her husband's patronage, gave her some pretty rough reviews. Actually, she had a very pleasant singing voice and ingratiating personality, not to mention natural comic gift that transferred well to the screen for her film debut in "Peggy" (1915). She had no qualms about adjusting to characters roles upon reaching 40, but she was devoted to the stage and didn't intend to revive her film career - until the crippling debts left behind by Ziegfeld after his death in 1932 forced her to return full-time to Hollywood. At first... Full Biography
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