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Title
Billie
Burke
,
circa
1909
.
Contributors
Moffett (photographer)
Description
Full-length
character
portrait
of
right
profile
of
actress
Billie
Burke
,
possibly
in
costume
for her
role
in "
Love
Watches
"
which
she
performed
at
Macauley's
Theatre
at
Christmas
1909
. She
leans
forward
in an
armchair
,
toward
a
set
backdrop
of a
fireplace
,
wearing
a
long
dress
and
shawl
, with her
hair
piled
atop
her
head
.
Burke
,
best
known
for
playing
the
role
of
Glinda
the
Good
Witch
of the
North
in the
1939
MGM
movie
"The
Wizard
of
Oz
" was
born
Mary
William
Ethelbert
Appleton
Burke
on
August
7
,
1885
in
Washington
,
D.C
. She
made
five
appearances
at
Macauley's
Theatre
between
1908
and
1914
. In
1914
she
married
producer
Florenz
Ziegfield
,
Jr
. She
died
May
14
,
1970
, in
Los
Angeles
,
California
.
Inscription
on
print
,
lower
center
: To
my
dear
Col
.
Macauley
, A
Merry
Xmas
and
my
sincerest
regards
,
always
yours
,
Billie
Burke
1909
.
Location
of
photo
studio
:
Chicago
(Ill.)
.
Title
supplied
by
cataloger
.
Subject
Portraits
Portrait photographs
Actresses
Women
Costumes
Posing
People Pictured
Burke, Billie, 1885-1970
Production
Love Watches, 1909-12-23 - 1909-12-25
Object Type
Gelatin silver printing-out paper prints
Photographic prints
Source
26.5 x 33.7 cm. b&w photographic print. Item no. ULPA 1980.20.1163 in the Macauley's Theatre Collection, University of Louisville Photographic Archives.
Citation Information
See
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/description/collection/macauley#conditions
for guidance on citing this item. To cite the digital version, add its Reference URL (found by following the link in the header above the digital file).
Collection
Macauley's Theatre Collection
Collection Website
http://digital.library.louisville.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/macauley/
Digital Publisher
University of Louisville Photographic Archives
Format
image/jpeg
Ordering Information
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http://louisville.edu/library/archives/copying.html/.
Please cite the Image Number when ordering.
Language
eng
Image Number
ULPA
1980.20.1163
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