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Mrs. Ziegfeld: The Public and Private Lives of Billie Burke

By Grant Hayter-Menzies

Book information

Publisher
McFarland
Year
2009
ISBN
0786438002, 9780786438006
LCC
PN2287.B78 H39 2009
Open Library ID
OL22796039M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3558231 bytes)
Edition
First Edition, First Printing
Pages
245\246
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Broadway actress Billie Burke was one of the most sought after young stage beauties of her time, stealing the hearts of Enrico Caruso, Mark Twain, and, most importantly, famed Broadway producer Florenz Ziegfeld, who became her husband. Following Ziegfeld's death, the threats of financial ruin and encroaching age forced Burke to recreate herself as a Hollywood character actress. This biography benefits from the cooperation of the daughter and grandchildren of Burke and Ziegfeld, as well as from anecdotes provided by actors who performed with Burke on the stage and screen. In addition to studying the character and significance of Burke's greatest screen role in Glinda the Good Witch of the North, this richly illustrated book also provides a complete history of Burke's stage, screen, and radio work.

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