<P> Mary William Ethelbert Appleton `` Billie '' Burke ( August 7 , 1884 -- May 14 , 1970 ) was an American actress who was famous on Broadway , in early silent film , and subsequently in sound film . She is best known to modern audiences as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in the movie musical The Wizard of Oz ( 1939 ) . </P>
<P> Mary William Ethelbert Appleton `` Billie '' Burke ( August 7 , 1884 -- May 14 , 1970 ) was an American actress who was famous on Broadway , in early silent film , and subsequently in sound film . She is best known to modern audiences as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in the movie musical The Wizard of Oz ( 1939 ) . </P>
who played glinda the good witch of the north in the wizard of oz
who played glinda the good witch of the north in the wizard of oz
Mary William Ethelbert Appleton `` Billie '' Burke
Mary William Ethelbert Appleton `` Billie '' Burke