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An example.
When Billie Burke portrayed Glinda, the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz, she was fifty-four years old.
She was in her 36th year as a professional actress.
Billie’s career had begun on the London stage in 1903, when she was nineteen.
By 1916, she was the highest paid actor in Hollywood.
 By Brenda Elthon
By Brenda ElthonAn example.
When Billie Burke portrayed Glinda, the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz, she was fifty-four years old.
She was in her 36th year as a professional actress.
Billie’s career had begun on the London stage in 1903, when she was nineteen.
By 1916, she was the highest paid actor in Hollywood.