In fact, many of the stars are best remembered for the 1938 film, which defined their careers.
ThoughThe Wizard of Ozcatapulted Garland’s career, her on-set experience was far from magical.
While shootingOz, she was plied with pep pills (amphetamines) to keep her energetic and thin.
From top left to bottom right: Frank Morgan, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Judy Garland, and Ray Bolger.Credit:Mgm/Kobal/Shutterstock; Mary Evans/AF Archive/Courtesy Everett (2); Silver Screen Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty
At night, she was given barbiturates to help her sleep.
“They would make Judy’s life miserable on set by putting their hands under her dress …
The men were 40 or more years old,” he wrote.
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He married Alma Muller in 1914; they shared a son, George.
They had no children.
Bolger attended Garland’s funeral along with Harold Arlen, who composed “Over the Rainbow.”
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He was the last surviving star of the film.
And very few people can say they were remembered for anything in life."
Harmetz wrote inThe Making of the Wizard of Ozthat Lahr was resigned to liquid meals through straws throughout filming.
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He wore mittens, and besides being a real lion skin, his suit was padded.
It was like carrying a mattress around with you.
The poor man went through hell.
Bert Lahr.Mary Evans/AF Archive/Courtesy Everett
He died of pneumonia in 1967 while filmingThe Night They Raided Minskys.
I couldn’t lie down in that costume, reads Haley’s quote in Harmetz’s book.
I couldn’t even sit in it.
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I could only lean against a reclining hoard.
They had two children, Jack Jr. and Gloria.
A collection of his writing,Heart of the Tin Man, was published posthumously in 2000.
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Burke therefore enjoyed a more comfortable dressing room adorned in pinks and blues.
Burke married Broadway producer Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. in 1914.
They had a daughter in 1916 and remained married until Ziegfelds death in 1932.
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Burke died in 1970 at age 85 and was buried alongside her late husband in New York.
She died at age 82 in 1985 of a heart attack.
