73-754: Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke (August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970), better known as Billie Burke , was an American actress who was famous on Broadway and radio, and in silent and sound films. She is best known to modern audiences as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in the MGM film musical The Wizard of Oz (1939) Burke was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Emily Kilbourne in Merrily We Live (1938). She had appearances in
146-506: A Feather on My Nose (Appleton 1949) and With Powder on My Nose (Coward McCann, 1959). On CBS Radio , The Billie Burke Show was heard on Saturday mornings from April 3, 1943, until September 21, 1946. Sponsored by Listerine , this situation comedy was initially titled Fashions in Rations during its first year. Portraying herself as a featherbrained Good Samaritan who lived "in the little white house on Sunnyview Lane," she always offered
219-570: A Great Book of Records that allows her to track everything that goes on in the world from the instant it happens. Starting with The Road to Oz she trains the formerly humbug Wizard in magic; he becomes a formidable practitioner, but acknowledges that she is more powerful yet. Glinda lives in a palace near the Deadly Desert in the far south of the Quadling Country, attended by fifty beautiful maidens from each country of Oz. She also employs
292-526: A better protector for Dorothy. In the 1939 film version of The Wizard of Oz , Glinda is the Good Witch of the North. She is played in the film by Billie Burke . Glinda performs the functions of not only the novel's Good Witch of the North and Good Witch of the South, but also the novel's Queen of Field Mice, by being the one who welcomes Dorothy to Oz, sends her "off to see the Wizard," and orchestrates her rescue from
365-513: A castle with one hundred of the most beautiful women in Oz at her beck and call. In Alexander Volkov 's Magic Land series, the witch is called Stella and appears very rarely. However, she is often referred to by the author and the characters and always offers people help or refuge during hard times. She is described as a golden-haired eternally young beauty in a pink dress. She rules the Pink Country which
438-413: A great deal of time with his mother-in-law, activist Matilda Joslyn Gage , who encouraged him to write down his Oz stories. Baum's biographers have drawn correlations between Baum's "Good Witch" and Gage's feminist writings. Baum's 1900 children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz refers to Glinda as the "Good Witch of the South"; she does not appear in the novel until late in its development. After
511-467: A helping hand to those in her neighborhood. She worked often in early television, appearing in the short-lived sitcom Doc Corkle (1952). She was a guest star on several TV and radio series, including Duffy's Tavern . On television, Burke starred in her own talk show, At Home with Billie Burke , which ran on the DuMont Television Network from June 1951 through the spring of 1952. She
584-586: A large army of female soldiers, with which she takes on General Jinjur's Army of Revolt, who had conquered the Emerald City in The Marvelous Land of Oz . Men are not prominent in Glinda's court. Glinda is strongly protective of her subjects in the South. She creates walled, gated communities for the rabbits of Bunnybury and the paper dolls of Miss Cuttenclip, showing a personal interest in the concerns of not only
657-541: A performance that Cukor wanted to be played in a "Billie Burke-ish manner" with "the same zany feeling". Another successful film series followed with Father of the Bride (1950) and Father's Little Dividend (1951), both directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Spencer Tracy , Joan Bennett , and Elizabeth Taylor . Burke also portrayed Mrs. Ernest (Daisy) Stanley in the 1942 film The Man Who Came to Dinner . Burke wrote two autobiographies, both with Cameron Shipp, With
730-404: A supporting role in the revival of Sir Arthur Wing Pinero 's The Amazons . There she met producer Florenz Ziegfeld , marrying him in 1914. Two years later they had a daughter, author Patricia Ziegfeld Stephenson (1916–2008). Burke was signed for the movies and made her cinematic debut in the title role of Peggy (1915). Her success was phenomenal, and she was soon earning what was reputedly
803-411: Is a stately sorceress showing no association with fairy magic or "unscrupulous" witchcraft, insisting that the witch Mombi herself disenchant Ozma unlike in this film). Apart from undoing Mombi's evil magic herself, this incarnation of Glinda also tells the old Gillikin witch that she has "allowed" her to practice some of her "less horrible tricks" thus far, suggesting that every practitioner of magic in Oz
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#1733085621611876-653: Is attracted to the Scarecrow (played by Kermit the Frog ). She is portrayed in a lavender dress with a feather boa, an archetypal Hollywood starlet much more in keeping with the character of Miss Piggy rather than Glinda. Miss Piggy's other role is herself. Prior to Dorothy's journey, she appears with Kermit and tries to get rid of Dorothy. After Dorothy's journey, she returns for the Muppets' show. Frances Conroy voices Glinda in Tom and Jerry and
949-531: Is descended from the noble clan of the Arduennas of the Upland. Her character is seen extensively in the first half of the novel, but disappears for most of the second half, compared to her musical counterpart. Though originally snobbish and superficial, she is also intelligent enough to be accepted to Shiz University's Crage Hall, where she is assigned to share a room with Elphaba . After a long period of mutual loathing,
1022-541: Is generically considered "good," as indicated above. She ultimately becomes the adult anchor in the Oz books, because she is never distracted or swayed, and always maintains absolute firmness of purpose—something that cannot be said for the other adult characters in the series such as the Wizard and the Shaggy Man or even the Good Witch of the North. They all fall short of Glinda's wisdom and resoluteness. In Baum's final book, Glinda of Oz , we learn that Glinda resides in
1095-475: Is inhabited by the tribe of Chatterboxes. She seems to be a good friend of the Winged Monkeys ever since releasing them. In Philip Jose Farmer 's novel A Barnstormer in Oz , Glinda is portrayed as young and beautiful enough to attract the protagonist, though the interest is not mutual. In Gregory Maguire 's 1995 revisionist novel Wicked , she is initially called "Galinda," and (through her mother)
1168-462: Is more interested in changing her past, Glinda convinces the unsure redhead that her destiny lies in changing her own future by becoming a good witch, however, she does not tell Zelena about the second part of the prophecy. From joining the sisterhood, she gifts Zelena a pendant to harness her powers. While showing Zelena the western area of Oz, they approach wreckage from a cyclone and take in a girl, Dorothy Gale (Matreya Scarrwener). Zelena, from reading
1241-512: Is much more in keeping with the 1939 MGM film, although the character looks significantly younger than Billie Burke did, wears a white gown with pink embroidery (rather than a wholly pink gown), and has blonde hair. However, her voice and her personality are extremely close to the 1939 version of this Oz character. She arranges for Dorothy to return to the Land of Oz by means of the Ruby Slippers, because
1314-595: Is portrayed as much younger than the Billie Burke incarnation, although her pink costume/gown is similar. She sings 2 stirring solos titled "Try To Touch a Star" and "I've Watched Over You." In the latter song, she makes the touching and astute observation that the Scarecrow possesses not only a brain, but also a heart (at least metaphorically). She is able to summon the powers of "all the good fairies" when restoring Princess Ozma to her rightful form, almost making her equal to L. Frank Baum's Queen Lurline (whereas Baum's Glinda
1387-584: Is stated that she marries Sir Chuffrey in the second half of the novel, and they have no children. She initially dislikes Elphaba's sister Nessarose (who goes on to become the Wicked Witch of the East), but becomes close to her after Elphaba leaves Shiz, and enchants the Silver Shoes that enable Nessarose to walk without any assistance. As in the original Oz books, she is revered as a powerful sorceress. Maguire follows
1460-521: Is ultimately answerable to Glinda should they go too far. In Journey Back to Oz , the unofficial sequel to the 1939 film, operatic mezzo-soprano Risë Stevens provides the voice of "Glinda, the Good Fairy" as she is described in the opening title sequence (however, the Cowardly Lion refers to her as the Good Witch of the North later in the film). In L. Frank Baum's novel, The Lost Princess of Oz ,
1533-706: The Topper film series. She was married to Broadway producer and impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. from 1914 until his death in 1932. Burke was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Blanche (née Beatty) and her second husband, William "Billy" Ethelbert Burke. She toured the United States and Europe with her father, a singer and clown who worked for the Barnum & Bailey Circus . Her family settled in London where she attended plays in
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#17330856216111606-506: The 1939 film , Glinda is a composite character with the Witch of the North . Later books call her a "Sorceress" rather than a " witch ", though Baum's writings make clear that he did not view witches as inherently wicked. In the books, Glinda is depicted as a beautiful young woman with long, rich rare red hair and blue eyes, wearing a pure white dress. She is much older than her appearance would suggest, but "knows how to keep young in spite of
1679-695: The West End . She began acting on stage in 1903, making her debut in London in The School Girl . Her other London shows included The Duchess of Dantzic (1903) and The Blue Moon (1904). She eventually returned to America to star in Broadway musical comedies . Burke went on to play leads on Broadway in Mrs. Dot , Suzanne , The Runaway , The "Mind the Paint" Girl , and The Land of Promise from 1910 to 1913, along with
1752-636: The Wicked Witch of the West has been brought back to life, and Glinda needs Dorothy's help to set things right again. Actress Sheryl Lee portrays a version of the Good Witch, who appears in a hallucination to Nicolas Cage 's character, Sailor Ripley, in David Lynch 's 1990 black comedy thriller Wild at Heart . Glinda persuades Sailor to return to Lula Fortune ( Laura Dern ), his lover, and Pace, his six-year-old son during an hallucinatory conversation with her near
1825-460: The crater Burke , near the north pole of the planet Mercury , was named after Billie Burke. Burke is referenced in the horror film The Exorcist III (1990). The character Kinderman says, "I have hobbies. In the meantime, we have cancer and mongoloid babies and murderers, monsters prowling the planet, even prowling this neighborhood, Father... right now, while our children suffer... and our loved ones die, and your God goes waltzing blithely through
1898-479: The 1939 movie in having Glinda ultimately become the Witch of the North, not the South. Glinda also appears in Son of a Witch , Maguire's sequel to Wicked , now widowed from Sir Chuffrey. In The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays , Glinda was portrayed by Evelyn Judson. She was played by Olive Cox in the 1910 version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz . In the latter, she appears in one scene in which she enlarges Toto to make him
1971-463: The Book of Records, a prophecy foretells of a sorceress coming to Oz via a cyclone to join them. Secondly, the book also states this witch will "unseat the greatest evil the realm has ever seen". After seeing Zelena ( Rebecca Mader ) punish the deceitful Walsh/Wizard of Oz ( Christopher Gorham ), Glinda believes this woman, who arrived to Oz many years ago from a cyclone, will fulfill the prophecy. Though Zelena
2044-497: The Book of Records, believes Dorothy will become the Witch of the West and defeat her. Glinda doesn't believe this to be true, but she witnesses Zelena attack Dorothy, who causes her assailant to melt with water. Realizing the prophecy was right, Glinda offers Dorothy a place with the sisterhood, but the latter wishes to go home. With Zelena defeated, the Wizard reverts to his old self and thus Glinda helps her to return home with his assistance. Only after, Zelena reveals she masqueraded as
2117-531: The Broadway musical The Wiz in which Glinda (played by Lena Horne) and the original (played by Billie Burke) is responsible for the twister that brings Dorothy's house to Oz and sets all subsequent events into motion. Of all the characters in L. Frank Baum's Oz, Glinda is the most enigmatic. Despite being titled "Glinda the Good," she is not a one-dimensional caricature whose sole purpose is to embody and generate all that
2190-587: The Forbidden Fountain with the Waters of Oblivion, at the center of Oz, whose waters redeemed a former King of Oz who was exceptionally cruel. This happened "many centuries ago" according to Ozma (again alluding to Glinda's advanced age), and it is this fountain that saves Oz from the invading Nome King and his allies in The Emerald City of Oz , by making them forget their nefarious intentions. Glinda clearly made
2263-624: The Fountain at a point in Oz's history when the Land was unified under one of the members of the Royal Family of Oz, albeit a tyrannical king in this isolated incident, and so she was able to intervene in a way that she could not when the country was divided between the Wizard and the Wicked Witches of the East and West et al., prior to Dorothy's arrival. Most intriguingly, in The Emerald City of Oz , when
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2336-439: The Good Witch of the South as well as the daughter of the slain king of Oz. Theodora ( Mila Kunis ) and Evanora ( Rachel Weisz ), are the future Wicked Witches of the West and East, respectively. In the film, she helps a good-hearted con artist named Oscar Diggs ( James Franco ) defeat the sisters and become the Wizard of Oz. Glinda was voiced by Bernadette Peters in the 3D animated film Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return , which
2409-483: The Good Witch transforms into an eagle in order to pursue Mombi , who attempts to fly away from the Emerald City in the form of a dragon. After restoring Princess Ozma to the throne, Glinda uses her magic on Mombi and Jinjur to make them reform, when the witch and the rebel queen refuse to mend their villainous ways. Having thus changed Mombi and Jinjur's inherent natures, Glinda ensures that they will never create trouble for anyone again. Glinda entrusts Dorothy with
2482-647: The MGM film. Glinda appears in Return to Oz . She is seen in the background at the coronation of Princess Ozma. In Panmedia's 1986 animated series , Glinda is portrayed as a tall and very slender sorceress with long blue hair. It is she who offers to make Dorothy a Princess of Oz in this series, during their very first encounter, but Dorothy maintains that she wishes to return to Kansas. In Baum's The Land of Oz , Glinda categorically states that she does not engage in "transformations" because "they are not real", but in this series,
2555-534: The Nome King considers invading Oz, he is told by a minion, General Guph, that Glinda the Good's castle is located "at the North of the Emerald City," when it has been established that Glinda rules the South, while another Witch (the one who welcomed Dorothy to Oz, and was retroactively named Tattypoo) reigned in the North. Guph may have gotten his facts muddled, as none of the Gnomes had been to Oz at that time, but it portends
2628-720: The Paint Girl (Sir Arthur Wing Pinero ) is displayed in the lobby of the Lyceum Theatre in Manhattan. For her contributions to the film industry, Burke was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 with a motion pictures star at 6617 Hollywood Boulevard . The Academy Film Archive houses the Florenz Ziegfeld-Billie Burke Collection, which consists primarily of home movies. On November 4, 2015,
2701-455: The Skeezer territory as long as it does not threaten the Emerald City or innocent outsiders. The readers are left with the sense that Glinda is experienced and seasoned to the point of knowing that there is not a magic cure for everything, and that certain things cannot be changed or perhaps should not be changed for better or for worse. One of the more obscure facts about Glinda is that she created
2774-962: The Witch of the South, named Mother South, that is a cardinal witch together with her daughters Glinda, West and East. Mother South gave birth to all of the witches in Oz, over a thousand years ago. The Happy Husband The Happy Husband is a comedy play by the British-based Australian author Harrison Owen . It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Portsmouth before transferring to the Criterion Theatre in London 's West End where it ran for 109 performances between 15 June and 17 September 1927. The London cast included Madge Titheradge , Stella Arbenina , A.E. Matthews , Charles Laughton , Lawrence Grossmith , David Hawthorne , Carl Harbord in his West End debut, Marda Vanne and Ann Trevor . It
2847-632: The Wizard flies away in his balloon, the Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, Dorothy, and Toto travel South to the land of the Quadlings to ask Glinda for her advice. Glinda tells Dorothy of how she can return home to Kansas using the Silver Shoes, and frees the Winged Monkeys by giving them the Golden Cap that controls them, after having them escort Dorothy's three companions safely from Quadling Country . In
2920-503: The Wizard of Oz and Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz in 2016. In the "LARP and the Real Girl" an episode of season 8 of Supernatural appears a fairy based in Glinda called Gilda . She describes herself as the good kind of fairy and is portrayed by Tiffany Dupont . Glinda is portrayed by Michelle Williams in the 2013 Disney film Oz the Great and Powerful . In this prequel, she is Glinda
2993-559: The Wizard says: "Ozma is a fairy, and so is Glinda, so no power can kill or destroy them, but you girls are all mortals and so are Button-Bright and I, so we must watch out for ourselves." However, the only fact established by this statement is that Glinda is one of Oz's "fairy people" (L. Frank Baum's term for anyone native to an enchanted land) rather than a Fairy proper. Even the citizens of Oz who do not possess magical powers are referred to as "fairy people" by Baum in The Emerald City of Oz , meaning that they are not mortals like Dorothy and
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3066-638: The Wizard to get rid of Dorothy. Glinda vows to find another sorceress to fulfill the prophecy, but Zelena banishes her to the Enchanted Forest. In this new realm, she begins living in the north of woods, south of Rumpelstiltskin 's ( Robert Carlyle ) castle, hidden in a pocket dimension of ice and snow, which only the pure of heart may enter through. Sensing the incoming presence of Snow White ( Ginnifer Goodwin ) and Prince Charming ( Josh Dallas ) crossing into her realm, Glinda makes herself known to them. When Snow White asks for Regina's whereabouts since she
3139-558: The Wizard who were born in the outside world. In this film, it is revealed that this Glinda's magic is no match for Mombi's (the exact opposite was true in Baum's original books). Still, she helps Dorothy confront Mombi and her army of green elephants in a way that evokes the help offered by the Queen of Field Mice in Baum's The Land of Oz . She sings a climactic song called "You Have Only You (To Look To)" to Dorothy, making her look inside herself for
3212-434: The change of regime in Oz, Glinda also runs a boarding house for orphaned girls where she oversees their education and chooses the best of them to join the Wizard's High Council. It is revealed that she in fact conspires against the Wizard's rule and prepares to overthrow him, using the Wizard's councilwomen as spies and aiming to use the secretly raised young witches for war. Emerald City also has another witch half based on
3285-403: The deadly poppy field in addition to revealing the secret to going back home. Like Aunt Em and Uncle Henry , who do not have Oz counterparts, Glinda does not have a sepia-tone Kansas counterpart. However, when performed on stage, the actress playing Aunt Em will sometimes also play Glinda. In The Wonderful Land of Oz , Glinda is played by Hilary Lee Gaess; her singing voice was dubbed. She
3358-497: The death of Ziegfeld. Burke died in Los Angeles of natural causes on May 14, 1970, at the age of 85, and she was interred beside Ziegfeld at Kensico Cemetery , Valhalla, Westchester County, New York . For many years, Burke's framed photo was displayed above the exit staircase at New York City's Ziegfeld Theatre , but it disappeared after renovations. An opening-night program bearing a picture of her from her 1912 triumph The Mind
3431-409: The depiction of Glinda as the Good Witch of the North rather than the South in the 1939 MGM film (which is the most widely known version of Oz to date). General Guph also tells the Nome King that Glinda "commands the spirits of the air". As mentioned above, he is not an expert on Oz, but this statement made by Guph once again foreshadows a much later cinematic rendition of Glinda, in the film version of
3504-411: The end of the film. In The Oz Kids , Glinda becomes a mother and has a daughter Andrea. Voiced by Erika Schickel. Her daughter Andrea has a dress similar to Princess Ozma's. In The Muppets' Wizard of Oz , Glinda is the Good Witch of the South and is played by Miss Piggy , as are her sisters the Good Witch of the North and the two Wicked Witches. In keeping with the traditions of Muppet films, she
3577-448: The films to carry the tag "By Special Arrangement with Florenz Ziegfeld". Burke's beauty and taste made her a major trendsetter throughout the 1910s and 20s. As early as 1909, following her Broadway performance in My Wife (1909), department stores began carrying the "Billie Burke Dress" with a signature flat collar and lace trim. During this time, much of Burke's on- and off-screen wardrobe
3650-571: The first season of Emerald City , portrayed by Joely Richardson (based on both the characters of Glinda the Good Witch and the Good Witch of the North from the L. Frank Baum's Oz Books). The Mistress of the North "Maiden of the Northern Light, Mother of the Sound and Pure" and one of the last Cardinal Witches of Oz, Glinda is an authoritative woman who has had a deep-seated hatred towards the Wizard ( Vincent D'Onofrio ) ever since he outlawed magic. Since
3723-493: The highest salary of any film actress up to that time. She followed her first feature with the 15-part serial Gloria's Romance (1916). By 1917, she was a favorite with silent-movie fans, rivaling Mary Pickford , Lillian Gish , Clara Kimball Young and Irene Castle . She starred primarily in provocative society dramas and comedies, similar in theme to The "Mind-the-Paint" Girl , her most successful American play. Her girlish charm rivaled her acting ability, and as she dressed to
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#17330856216113796-522: The hilt in fashionable gowns, furs and jewelry, her clothes sense also won her the devotion of female audiences. Among the films in which she appeared during this period were Arms and the Girl (1917), The Mysterious Miss Terry , Let's Get a Divorce (1918), Good Gracious, Annabelle (1919), Away Goes Prudence (1920) and The Frisky Mrs. Johnson (1920). As a nod to himself for his wife appearing for Zukor and Lasky, Ziegfeld insisted on promotions for each of
3869-556: The humanoid Quadlings, but also the other inhabitants of her jurisdiction. In The Emerald City of Oz , when Ozma goes to consult Glinda about the security of her Ozian citizens, the Sorceress seals off all of Oz from the Great Outside World, making Oz invisible to the eyes of mortals flying overhead in airplanes and such. However, unlike Ozma, Glinda is willing to ignore strife and oppression in remote corners of Oz like Jinxland and
3942-568: The many years she has lived"—a fact that is established in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz , by the Soldier with the Green Whiskers . She has ruled the Quadling Country ever since she overthrew the Wicked Witch of the South during the period when Ozma's grandfather was king of Oz. Glinda plays the most active role in finding and restoring Princess Ozma , the rightful heir, to the throne of Oz,
4015-558: The plays did not. She also appeared in several plays in California, although her mind became clouded, and she had trouble remembering lines. In the late 1950s, her failing memory led to her retirement from show business, although her explanation at the time was, "Acting just wasn't any fun anymore." Burke made her final screen appearance in Sergeant Rutledge (1960), a Western film directed by John Ford . Among Burke's early suitors
4088-404: The search for whom takes place in the second book, The Marvelous Land of Oz , although Glinda had been searching for Ozma ever since the princess disappeared as a baby. It may well be that she did not overthrow the Wicked Witches of the East and West, despite being more powerful than they were, because she wanted all of Oz to be unified under its rightful ruler, Ozma, first. After Ozma's ascent to
4161-408: The spirits of the air" according to The Emerald City of Oz . In the 1982 film The Wizard of Oz , Glinda, looking very young and with long blonde hair, voiced by Wendy Thatcher, claims to be the sister of the Good Witch of the North despite the appearance of quite a large age gap (Baum did always say she is much older than she looks), and appears in the Emerald City in a deus ex machina similar to
4234-556: The stage, appearing in Caesar's Wife (1919), The Intimate Strangers (1921), The Marquise (1927) and The Happy Husband (1928). When the family's investments were wiped out in the Wall Street Crash of 1929 , Burke and her husband moved to the west coast so that Burke could resume screen acting to aid their debt. Burke made her Hollywood comeback in 1932, when she starred as Margaret Fairfield in A Bill of Divorcement , which
4307-465: The strength that is not forthcoming from old companions such as the Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion. In this regard, Glinda reveals how in touch she is with stark reality, a trait that hearkens back to Baum's original Glinda. At the end of the film, she sends Dorothy back to Kansas by conjuring up another tornado. This too is in keeping with L. Frank Baum's original Glinda, who had the power to "command
4380-532: The students of Beacon Academy to protect the world from evil forces. Glinda appears in the second half of Season 3 of Once Upon a Time played by Sunny Mabrey . In a sisterhood of witches, Glinda, the Witch of the South, along with the Witch of the East ( Sharon Taylor ) and the Witch of the North (Karen Holness), protect Oz with each of their magic affinities. Only the 4th seat of the sisterhood—representing innocence—remains empty, but through Glinda's guardianship of
4453-563: The task of preparing Ozma for her official coronation ceremony, confident that the maturer Dorothy will mould the series' playful young Ozma into a responsible queen. As the series draws to an end, Glinda telepathically contacts and saves Dorothy from falling to her death from a tower, following a confrontation with the Nome King and his minions. Glinda appears in The Wizard of Oz voiced by B.J. Ward . Glinda's portrayal in this short-lived series
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#17330856216114526-573: The throne, Glinda continues to help the Princess of Oz shape the future of the Land of Oz as a whole, no longer confining her powers to guarding her Quadling Kingdom in the South alone; true to her character, Glinda does not interfere in affairs of State unless Ozma seeks her counsel or help specifically. In addition to her vast knowledge of magic, Glinda employs various tools, charms, and instruments in her workshop. The Emerald City of Oz reveals that she owns
4599-482: The two girls later become close friends. Galinda drops the first 'a' in her name in the middle of the story, in tribute to Dr Dillamond, a martyred Goat who taught at Shiz (Dillamond made the habitual mistake of calling her "Glinda" instead of "Galinda" while they shared a carriage, before her arrival to the university). The Goat's death also prompts Glinda to re-evaluate her life, and she dedicates herself to studying sorcery, at which she proves to be quite skilled. It
4672-401: The universe like some kind of cosmic Billie Burke." Glinda Glinda is a fictional character created by L. Frank Baum for his Oz novels. She first appears in Baum's 1900 children's classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz , and is the most powerful sorceress in the Land of Oz , ruler of the Quadling Country South of the Emerald City, and protector of Princess Ozma . Baum spent
4745-506: Was a great success and revitalized her career. She subsequently starred in many comedies and musicals, typecast as a ditzy, feather-brained upper-class matron, with her high-pitched voice. In 1936, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer filmed a biopic of Florenz Ziegfeld ( The Great Ziegfeld ), a film that won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actress ( Luise Rainer as Ziegfeld's common-law wife, Anna Held ). William Powell played Ziegfeld and Myrna Loy played Burke; this infuriated Burke, who
4818-449: Was chosen to play Glinda the Good Witch of the North in the musical The Wizard of Oz (1939), directed by Victor Fleming , starring Judy Garland . She had previously worked with Garland in the film Everybody Sing , in which she played Judy's histrionically hysterical actress-mother. Director George Cukor offered her the role of Aunt Pittypat in Gone with the Wind (1939), but she declined it. The role went to Laura Hope Crews , in
4891-522: Was directed by George Cukor . She played Katharine Hepburn 's mother in the film, which was Hepburn's debut. Despite the death of her husband Florenz Ziegfeld during the film's production, she resumed acting shortly after his funeral. In 1933, Burke was cast as Millicent Jordan, a scatterbrained high-society woman hosting a dinner party in the comedy Dinner at Eight , directed by George Cukor, co-starring with Lionel Barrymore , Marie Dressler , John Barrymore , Jean Harlow and Wallace Beery . The movie
4964-573: Was just with them, Glinda states that the Queen didn't meet the qualifications needed for entering through the door. The banished Good Witch briefly explains her past friendship with Zelena and tells them the Wicked Witch's greatest weakness is light magic. Recalling that her own daughter, Emma, is a product of the strongest magic of all—true love, Snow White believes she may be able to defeat Zelena. Glinda agrees with this sentiment; further prompting Snow White to go through with casting another Dark Curse to send everyone back to Storybrooke. Glinda appears in
5037-508: Was one of the first female talk show hosts, after the hostesses of the earlier DuMont series And Everything Nice (1949–50) and Fashions on Parade (1948–49) which both include talk show segments. Billie Burke starred in an adaptation of Dr. Heidegger's Experiment on the TV version of Lights Out on November 20, 1950. Burke tried to make a comeback on the New York stage. She starred in two short-lived productions: This Rock and Mrs. January and Mr. X . Although she got good reviews,
5110-410: Was provided by the leading European couturier Lucile (in private life, Lady Duff Gordon), whose New York branch was the fashion Mecca of socialites and entertainment celebrities. Burke reflected on her reputation as "a new kind of actress, carefree, and red-headed, and I had beautiful clothes." In 1917, Burke endorsed Pond’s Vanishing Cream . Despite her success in film, Burke eventually returned to
5183-417: Was released in 2014. In the American 3D anime RWBY , Glinda the Good Witch is represented by Glynda Goodwitch , a skilled Huntress with telekinetic abilities. Unlike her inspiration, Goodwitch, voiced by Kathleen Zuelch , possesses a noticeably short temper. Goodwitch serves as the right-hand associate of Professor Ozpin (whose likeness alludes to the Wizard of Oz ) and plays an integral part in training
5256-579: Was the operatic tenor Enrico Caruso . In 1910, Burke bought the Kirkham estate on Broadway in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York , and renamed the mansion, Burkeley Crest . In April 1914, Burke married Florenz Ziegfeld. In 1916, Burke had a daughter, Patricia Burke Ziegfeld . In 1921, Burke retired to raise her daughter Patricia, but resumed work after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 . In 1932, Burke moved from New York to Beverly Hills, California , after
5329-529: Was under contract to the studio and believed she could have played herself. MGM, however, considered her too old to cast in the part of her younger self. Burke appeared in Topper (1937) in which she played the twittering and puritanical Clara Topper, who is married to a man haunted by socialite ghosts played by Cary Grant and Constance Bennett . She returned to the role in the film's sequels. Her next performance as Emily Kilbourne in Merrily We Live (1938) resulted in her only Oscar nomination. In 1938, she
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