Acknowledgments | p. vii |
Foreword | p. 1 |
Preface | p. 3 |
Sawdust, Stardust | |
"A shy, wistful sort of moppet" | p. 9 |
The Education of an Actress | p. 16 |
Toast of Broadway | p. 28 |
Halcyon Hour | p. 33 |
"There is only one Billie Burke..." | p. 40 |
Soubrette | p. 47 |
Burkeley Crest | p. 54 |
Mr. Ziegfeld | p. 61 |
Mrs. Ziegfeld | p. 73 |
Movie Star | p. 79 |
"...you love others so much, too..." | p. 89 |
"The fine days" | p. 94 |
Flickering Star | p. 101 |
A Beginning, and an End | p. 112 |
Silly Woman | |
Crash | p. 123 |
Death, Then Life | p. 135 |
"A small, bewildered comedienne..." | p. 142 |
The Great Ziegfeld | p. 156 |
Good Witch | p. 167 |
"Oma" | p. 179 |
Final Curtain | p. 194 |
Appendix: Billie Burke's Performance History | p. 207 |
Chapter Notes | p. 217 |
Bibliography | p. 225 |
Index | p. 229 |
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