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The Beguiling Billie Burke

The Beguiling Billie Burke

FromStuff You Missed in History Class


The Beguiling Billie Burke

FromStuff You Missed in History Class

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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Aug 23, 2023
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Podcast episode

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Billie Burke is known today for one iconic movie role, but in the early 20th century, she was incredibly successful and very famous. Her life and marriage are as fascinating and dramatic as any play or film she starred in.
Research:

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“Billie Burke Dead; Movie Comedienne.” New York Times. May 16, 1970. https://www.nytimes.com/1970/05/16/archives/billie-burke-dead-movie-comedienne-billie-burke-film-comedienne-and.html
“Billie Burke Weds.” New York Times. April 13, 1914. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1914/04/13/101431271.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0
Burke, Billie. “With a Feather on My Nose.” Appleton-Century-Crofts. New York. 1949.
Burke, Billie. “With Powder o My Nose.” Coward-McCann. 1959. Kindle edition, 2016.
“Florenz Ziegfeld Dies in Hollywood After Long Illness.” New York Times. July 23, 1932. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1932/07/23/100837257.pdf?pdf_redirect=true&ip=0
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Walford, Jonathan. “What is a Flapper?” The Fashion History Museum. Aug. 30, 2021. https://www.fashionhistorymuseum.com/post/what-is-a-flapper#:~:text=The%20real%20origin%20of%20the,to%20high%2Dspirited%20teenage%20girls.
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