TODAY IN HISTORY: 80 years ago today, the movie musical 'The Wizard of Oz,' starring Judy Garland, had its world premiere at the Strand Theater in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.
Oh my! lions and tigers and bears 80 years laterRay Bolger, Jack Haley, Judy Garland, and Bert Lahr in costume as they dance along the yellow brick road in a publicity still from the film"The Wizard of Oz," 1939. The musical, adapted from the novel by L Frank Baum and directed by Victor Fleming starred Bolger as the Scarecrow, Haley as the Tin Man, Garland as Dorthy Gale, and Lahr as the Cowardly Lion.
Billie Burke and Judy Garland link hands, surrounded by Munchkins in a still from the film "The Wizard of Oz," 1939.Judy Garland sleeping in a field of red poppies and yellow flowers in a publicity still issued for the film "The Wizard of Oz," 1939.From left, Jack Haley as the Tin Man, Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow, Judy Garland as Dorothy and Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion in the film "The Wizard of Oz," 1939.
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