Bartine Burkett Zane | |
|---|---|
 Burkett, Aug. 21, 1920 Exhibitors Herald | |
| Born | February 9, 1898 |
| Died | May 20, 1994 (aged 96) Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1917–1983 |
| Spouse | Ralph Zane (1928-1968; his death) |
Bartine Burkett Zane (February 9, 1898 – May 20, 1994) was an American film actress.
Burkett had a brother, Arthur.[1] She gained acting experience in productions of the Shreveport Dramatic Club.[2]
Burkett was engaged to be married, but her fiance, an American Expeditionary Forces officer, was killed in France in 1918.[1]
As early as 1914, Burkett worked as an extra in Famous Players–Lasky films. She progressed to feature roles by the end of that decade.[3] 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 Buster Keaton, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Al St. John and Stan Laurel.[4]
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.[5]
She died in Burbank, California at age 96. She is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in North Hollywood, California.[citation needed]
- ^ a b "Movie star's fiance is killed in France". Miami Daily Record-Herald. November 11, 1918. p. 1. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dramatic: Club's Play on Friday". The Shreveport Journal. March 1, 1915. p. 5. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wollstein, Hans J. "Barttine Burkett". AllMovie. Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ Bartine Zane. "'The Buster Keaton That I Knew'". hollywoodtimemachine.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ "Bartine Zane, 96; Silent Film and TV Actress Dies". Los Angeles Times. May 25, 1994. Retrieved January 1, 2014.