My Publicist Note Book

1939 wasn't a great year for special effects.  But all of that analysis can backfire. Bet you can't watch this movie again without looking for the special effects holes. There are quite a few of those. Try not to let them ruin the magic of the movie for you. The poorly crafted magic from 1939.  Silly 1939... #1 Margaret Hamilton's Makeup Margaret Hamilton's makeup was toxic. To keep from accidentally ingesting it, she had to stick to a liquid diet for the whole filming of the movie. That's not really surprising. Anything that green can't be good for you. Still, that's a long time to go without food. The movie took between 5 to 6 months to shoot. Shoots lasted most of the day. That's commitment. At least her character was supposed to be grumpy. #2 The Wizard Had Many Roles Frank Morgan -- the character who played the Wizard of Oz -- played a number of other roles. He shows up again on screen as Professor Marvel, the ...

$480,000 is a pretty penny to pay for a secondhand dress worn by a Kansas farm girl, but this one is pretty special. The famed blue gingham dress worn by Judy Garland ’s Dorthy Gale in The Wizard of Oz fetched that price during a two-day event at Julien’s Auctions Beverly Hills Gallery that featured bids coming in by phone from around the world. Garland’s dress wasn’t the only iconic costume sold. The dress Julie Andrews wore in The Sound of Music brought $38,400, and a purple skirt worn by Marilyn Monroe during the Canadian filming of River of No Return sold for $50,000. Other Hollywood memorabilia auctioned included  Steve McQueen’s  racing jacket, which went for $50,000, John Belushi  sunglasses from The Blues Brothers, which brought   $16,640.   The Wizard of Oz  key book, continuity and publicity images were sold for $33,750, while glasses worn by Johnny Depp in Dark Shadows brought $3,2...