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The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Based on the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum , it was primarily directed by Victor Fleming , who left production to take over the troubled Gone with the Wind .
Eighty-five years ago, The Wizard of Oz arrived in cinemas and forever changed the art form. Based on L. Frank Baum's novel, the beloved film follows Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) and her cast of ...
Garland in The Wizard of Oz (1939) In 1938, when Garland was sixteen, she was cast as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939), a film based on the 1900 children's book by L. Frank Baum. In the film, she sang the song with which she would be constantly identified afterward, "Over the Rainbow".
As a stand-in for Judy Garland, Marsh's role in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz was uncredited. Nonetheless, she has appeared in Wizard of Oz film festivals, conventions, and reunions. [ 14 ] As of 2024, she is one of a few known surviving personnel to have worked on the film, outliving all major cast members, original Tin Man Buddy Ebsen ...
In 1939, Hamilton played the role of the Wicked Witch of the West, opposite Judy Garland's Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz, her most famous role, and one of the screen's most memorable villains. Hamilton was cast after Gale Sondergaard , who was first considered for the role, albeit as a more glamorous witch with a musical scene, declined the ...
Terry's $125 per week salary (equivalent to $2,700 in 2023), was more than that of many human actors in the film, and also more than the average working American at the time. [ 2 ] [ 6 ] She attended the premiere of The Wizard of Oz at Grauman's Chinese Theatre ; because of the popularity of the film, her name was formally changed to Toto in 1942.
In the 1939 movie, Dorothy Gale (Garland) is a orphaned young woman growing up on her aunt and uncle’s farm during the Dust Bowl, and dreams of escaping “over the rainbow” someday.
Cucksey was cast in the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz by Leo Singer, the proprietor of Singer's Midgets. [10] During the film, Cucksey portrayed a Munchkin townsperson/villager that gave Dorothy (played by Judy Garland) some flowers.