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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsIn the 1970s, Margaret Hamilton, who played the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz...
In the 1970s, Margaret Hamilton, who played the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz, had a guest appearance on Sesame Street which scared so many children it was never aired again
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In the 1970s, Margaret Hamilton, who played the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz... (Original Post)
demmiblue
May 2019
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hlthe2b
(102,225 posts)1. Awww.. I sort of feel badly for the late Margaret Hamilton seeing that.
friendly_iconoclast
(15,333 posts)2. A few years later, however, she got to hang with Mr. Rogers:
Srkdqltr
(6,271 posts)8. How sweet.
I'm glad you posted this.
Phentex
(16,334 posts)9. Thank you for this...
How interesting.
I was scared of the witch scenes as a child. Also, my aunt looked a lot like her and we were a little scared of her too.
Ohiogal
(31,979 posts)3. She was born in
Cleveland, Ohio.
LakeArenal
(28,817 posts)7. So was my brother. 🙂
Bayard
(22,061 posts)4. I read
That her skin always retained a slight greenish tint years later.....
redstatebluegirl
(12,265 posts)5. She was a wonderful woman.
louis-t
(23,292 posts)6. Hmm, her coffee commercials never scared anybody.
I saw an interview with her and she was talking about when her agent told her she was up for a part in Wizard of Oz. She asked "what part?" He replied "Why, the witch of course".
Bantamfancier
(366 posts)10. She also appeared in The Adams Family as grandma Frump.
Wearing the same dress she wore as Miss Gulch in The Wizard of Oz.
26 years later. Now thats a wardrobe department!