In the #WizardOfOz the Wicked Witch’s death certificate is dated May 6, 1938, the 20th anniversary of #LFrankBaum’s death!

Remember the white and blue gingham dress that #JudyGarland wore as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz? Well, then it may surprise you to find out that Garland's costume was not in fact blue and white but rather blue and pink!

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In The Wizard of Oz's sepia-colored opening, Dorothy Gale ( #JudyGarland) attempts to run away from home & ends up in the company of false fortune teller Professor Marvel. The jacket he was wearing belonged to the Wizard of Oz author, #LFrankBaum himself!

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Professor Marvel's jacket had once belonged to the #WizardOfOz author, #LFrankBaum, himself. This was a surprise to cast & crew alike, as the jacket had been purchased at a second-hand store. Baum's name was later found stitched in a pocket!

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Makeup did not have a great reputation on the set of #TheWizardOfOz. While #MargaretHamilton, the actor who played the Wicked Witch of the West, was not hospitalized or unable to make the film, her green makeup, like the original silver makeup for the Tin Man, was poisonous!

The most iconic part of #TheWizardOfOz was undeniably Dorothy's bright, apple-red heels that glimmered perfectly under the stage lights. However, in the books by #LFrankBaum, Dorothy's magic shoes were actually made of silver!

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#LFrankBaum was the author of #TheWizardOfOz & also a political reporter in the 1890s. He lived in #SouthDakota for several years, giving him a close-up view of the rise of the Populist movement & the views of American #farmers & workers
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Once you realize the slippers were originally silver, the political message becomes loud & clear. #Farmers wanted protection from the economic harm caused by the gold standard, & in #TheWizardOfOz the Yellow Brick Road, representing gold, is a dangerous path..

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