oldhollywood-glamour: Actress Myrna Loy, chosen to play the role of Billie Burke in ‘The Great Ziegfeld’, with the real life Billie Burke - actress and widow of the famous showman Florenz Ziegfeld. The biopic was directed by. Golden Age Of Hollywood, Vintage Hollywood, Hollywood Stars, Classic Hollywood, Hollywood Icons, Hollywood Glamour, Thin Man Movies, Old Movies, Myrna Loy