Priscilla Montgomery, one of the currently living actors from The Wizard of Oz, recounted the infamous on-set fire that injured Margaret Hamilton, who played the Wicked Witch of the West. The 1939 fantasy musical follows Dorothy’s journey through the land of Oz as she finds her way back to Kansas with the help of a scarecrow, a tin man, and a cowardly lion. The film’s production faced numerous challenges, including hazardous working conditions and technical malfunctions. In Hamilton’s case, the fire occurred during her dramatic entrance, where she sustained severe burns.
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