Billie Burke Visiting Henry Ford Museum, June 1956

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Artifact Overview

Many famous individuals have visited Henry Ford Museum. American Broadway, radio, and film actress Billie Burke visited in June 1956, while starring in a play at the University of Michigan. (The director and cast members accompanied her to the museum.) Burke is best remembered for her portrayal of Glinda the Good Witch of the North in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Negative (Photograph)

Date Made

13 June 1956

Subject Date

13 June 1956

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

EI.1929.N.B.12658

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 5 in
Width: 4 in

Billie Burke Visiting Henry Ford Museum, June 1956