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One member of the Lollypop Guild still lives.
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Dorothy wears ruby-colored slippers in both the novel and the 1939 movie.
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Judy Garland was always the first choice to play Dorothy Gayle.
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Jack Haley was always the first choice to play the Tin Man
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W. C. Fields was always the first choice to play the Wizard
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Gale Sondergaard was the first choice to play the Wicked Witch.
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The Wicked Witch of the West, once appeared on Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood.
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The Wicked Witch was harmed by water in the movie and Margaret Hamilton was harmed by fire.
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The Wizard’s coat in the movie once belonged to L. Frank Baum
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One song, “The Jitterbug,” was eliminated from film and "Over the Rainbow" almost went with it.
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The “horse of a different color” was colored with Jello
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The original run of The Wizard of Oz wasn’t a financial success
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The Wizard of Oz won the Academy Award for Best Picture
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The Munchkins have their own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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The Cowardly Lion, has a great-grandson who also appeared in an Oz work.
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