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Billie Burke

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    • “Father of the Bride”
      • In Father of the Bride

        …who played Banks’s wife, and Billie Burke as the mother of the groom—was also praised. The film, which was adeptly directed by Vincente Minnelli, inspired a sequel, Father’s Little Dividend (1951), and a 1960s television series. A well-received 1991 remake starred Steve Martin and Diane Keaton.

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    • “Wizard of Oz, The”
      • The Wizard of Oz
        In The Wizard of Oz: Plot summary

        Glinda the Good Witch (Billie Burke) instructs Dorothy to follow the yellow brick road that runs to the Emerald City, where it is said that a powerful wizard will be able to grant her wish to return home.

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