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The curled-toe "Arabian" ruby slippers on display at the auction of the collection of Debbie Reynolds in Beverly Hills on June 18, 2011. The slippers were designed by Gilbert Adrian, MGM's chief costume designer. [8] [9] Initially, two pairs were made in different styles. The so-called "Arabian test pair" was "a wildly jeweled, Arabian motif ...
Seymore D. Fair. Seymore D'Fair (alternatively Seymour D'Fair, and sometimes called Seymore de Faire or Seymour d'Fair) is a cartoon animal and costumed character who was the official mascot of the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition. Seymore is an anthropomorphic white pelican who typically wears a blue tuxedo jacket, top hat, spats, and white gloves.
Kent Warner. Kent Phillip Warner (March 8, 1943 – April 25, 1984) was a costume designer, best known for finding and acquiring the ruby slippers from the film The Wizard of Oz o the 1970 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Auction.
The new documentary, debuted at this year's SXSW festival, is aptly titled The Slippers and pulls back the curtain on the shoes and how they helped create the market for movie memorabilia.
“The Wizard of Oz,” frequently cited as one of the greatest films of all time, ushered in a grand new era of studio filmmaking when it premiered in 1939 — and Dorothy’s ruby slippers ...
A pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” were returned to their owner, nearly 20 years after the iconic shoes were stolen from a museum in the late actor’s hometown.
The Roosevelt New Orleans. The Roosevelt New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, is a 504-room hotel owned by AVR Realty Company and Dimension Development and managed by Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts. The hotel was originally built by Louis Grunewald, a German immigrant, and opened in 1893 as "The Hotel Grunewald."
The Problem We All Live With is a 1964 painting by Norman Rockwell that is considered an iconic image of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. [2] It depicts Ruby Bridges, a six-year-old African-American girl, on her way to William Frantz Elementary School, an all-white public school, on November 14, 1960, during the New Orleans school desegregation crisis.