Billie Burke died 39 years ago

Billie Burke was born as Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke on August 7, 1884 in Washington, D.C. She acted as “Glinda the Good Witch of the North” in the movie The Wizard of Oz. Ms. Burke died on May 14, 1970 in Los Angeles, California.

Billie Burke died today – 38 years ago

Actress (as “Glenda the Good Witch of the North” in “The Wizard of Oz” (1939)) Billie Burke was born as Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke on August 7, 1884 in Washington, D.C. She said, “Age is of no importance unless you are a cheese." [Love those cheeses.]... Ms. Burke died on May 14, 1970 in Los Angeles, California.

August Strindberg died today – 95 years ago

August Strindberg, born on January 22, 1849, died on May 14, 1912. He was a Swedish writer. I’ve never read anything he wrote, except a few quotations on the internet. (I guess that doesn’t count.) I have never been to Sweden, although I’d like to see it. According to pictures, the landscape is very beautiful – if you like fresh, cold water, soaring mountains, and winding fiords. I have been close to Sweden. I visited København (we call it Copenhagen) in Denmark. It was very beautiful. I’d like to go back.

P.S. A movie star named Rita Hayworth, born on October 17, 1918, died in 1987. Another movie star named Robert Stack, born on January 13, 1919, died in 2003. Another movie star named Billie Burke, born on August 7, 1885, died in 1970. A U.S. educator named Frances Perkins, born on April 10, 1880, died in 1965. A Russian anarchist (oh, my) named Emma Goldman, born on June 27, 1869, died in 1940.