Bartine Burkett Zane (February 9, 1898 – May 20, 1994) was an American film actress. Burkett was born in

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to John Norvel Burkett and Bana G. (Howe) Burkett. She had a brother, Arthur. She gained acting experience in productions of the Shreveport Dramatic Club. Burkett was engaged to be married, but her fiance, an

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officer, was killed in France in 1918. As early as 1914, Burkett worked as an extra in

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films. She progressed to feature roles by the end of that decade. She is best recalled for her silent comedies and her late-in-life appearances in sitcoms and TV commercials. She appeared in nearly sixty silent films before retiring upon her 1928 marriage to Ralph Leland Zane. Among her earliest co-stars and friends were

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and

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. In 1973, five years after her husband's death, she returned to acting, appearing in three films and a number of television programs and advertisements. She died in

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at age 96. She is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in

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, California.

Selected filmography

* ''The Forest Nymph'' (1917) * ''The Girl and the Ring'' (1917) * ''The Magic Jazz-Bo'' (1917) * ''Mum's the Word'' (1918) * '' Clean Sweep'' (1918) * '' Hello Trouble'' (1918) * '' Hickory Hiram'' (1918) * ''Home, James'' (1918) * '' Hearts in Hock'' (1919) * '' The Aero-Nut'' (1920) * '' The Turning Point'' (1920) * '' The High Sign'' (1921) * ''

Don't Write Letters ''Don't Write Letters'' is a 1922 American silent comedy-drama film directed by George D. Baker and starring Gareth Hughes, Bartine Burkett, and Herbert Heyes.Berman p. 150 Plot As described in a film magazine, the film begins with a well-dra ...

'' (1922) * '' Cornered'' (1924) * '' He Who Gets Slapped'' (1924) * ''

The Golden Bed ''The Golden Bed'' is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. It is based on the novel ''Tomorrow's Bread'' by Wallace Irwin. Jeanie MacPherson wrote the screenplay. Plot As described in a review in a film magazine, ev ...

'' (1925) * ''

Seven Chances ''Seven Chances'' is a 1925 American silent comedy film directed by and starring Buster Keaton, based on the play of the same name by Roi Cooper Megrue, produced in 1916 by David Belasco. Additional cast members include T. Roy Barnes, Snitz Ed ...

'' (1925) * '' Curses!'' (1925) * ''

Galaxina ''Galaxina'' is a low-budget 1980 American science fantasy-comedy film written and directed by William Sachs. The film stars 1980 ''Playboy'' Playmate of the Year Dorothy Stratten, who was murdered by her husband shortly after the film's rel ...

'' (1980) * ''

The Devil and Max Devlin ''The Devil and Max Devlin'' is a 1981 American fantasy–comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions, directed by Steven Hilliard Stern and starring Elliott Gould, Bill Cosby and Susan Anspach. The film was considered to be controversial ...

'' (1981)

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