The Curse of Playing the Wicked Witch of the West
Story by Veronika Bondarenko | August 22, 2019
After nearly dying while filming “The Wizard of Oz,” Margaret Hamilton spent the rest of her career trying to escape her evil character’s long shadow.
Human Stories, Boldly Told
After nearly dying while filming “The Wizard of Oz,” Margaret Hamilton spent the rest of her career trying to escape her evil character’s long shadow.
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