#203

Cloth Portrait Doll of Silent Screen Actress,Billie Burke,by Mary Green,with Ephemera
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$350
sold
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10"(25 cm.) Cloth doll with slightly-sculpted nose,oil-painted facial features,red auburn curly hair,muslin body,wearing original costume from the 1911 film,The Runaway,with Mary Green label. Along with a 1909 autograph from Billie Burke,a 1930 program of Ziegfield Theatre featuring red-haired Billie on the cover; and two chocolate boxes with her image on the lid. Condition: doll excellent,ephemera good. Comments: the actress,Billie Burke (1884-1970) played notable roles on the stage,silent and sound film,radio and even television.