Which actress had her first major film role in 1949's "Ladies of the Chorus"?

Actress Billie Burke was an adviser for a 1936 musical biopic about which great showman, her husband? Which "Laverne & Shirley" star went on to direct "Big" and "A League of Their Own"? Actress Gong Li has appeared in many films from which country, including 1991's "Raise the Red Lantern"? The DH.88 Comet racing plane made its debut in 1934. Which company built it? Who won the Best Actress Oscar for 1950 for "Born Yesterday"? Which actress played Julia Salinger opposite Scott Wolf on "Party of Five"? Which actress created and hosted "Faerie Tale Theatre" in the 1980s? The Book of Acts and which Gospel are credited to the same author?