A Good Witch, A Sitcom Wife, A Comedian and a Movie Star

Happy Birthday to: Billie Burke (8/7/1884-5/14/1970) -Best known as Glinda the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz (1939) Ernestine Wade (8/7/1906-4/15/1983) -Best known as Sapphire Stevens, wife of George "Kingfish" Stevens (on radio Freeman Gosden, on television Tim Moore) on the long running radio and television program "Amos 'N' Andy" We Lost the Following on this day: Oliver Hardy (1/18/1892-8/7/1957) -One half of the comedy duo Laurel and Hardy, who were the pioneers in physical comedy. Brion James (2/20/1945-8/7/1999) -Appeared in such movies as Blade Runner and also provided the voice of the villianous Parasite on "Superman: The Animated Series" in 1996 and 1997.

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