After decades of searching, one of Dorothy's dresses from the classic film ‘The Wizard of Oz’ has been located and is up for auction
April 25 - After decades of searching, one of Dorothy's dresses from the classic American film "The Wizard of Oz" has been located and is set to be auctioned off next month.
It was donated to the Catholic University of America in 1973 by actress Mercedes McCambridge but it later went missing. "Fast forward to COVID, and a retired professor was going through some boxes in his office. And lo and behold, there was the dress," said Helen Hall, director of popular culture at auctioneers Bonhams in Los Angeles.A Judy Garland-worn "Dorothy" dress from the film The Wizard of Oz which will be auctioned during Bonhams Classic Hollywood: Film and Television sale in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on May 24, 2022, is pictured in this undated handout photo.
The pre-sale auction estimate is $800,000 to $1.2 million. Another version of the dress sold in 2015 and made $1.5 million, the auctioneers said. Proceeds will go to create a new film acting program at the university. The movie artifact will be part of Bonhams' bi-annual Classic Hollywood sale in Los Angeles on May 24.Reporting by Andrew Hofstetter and Alicia Powell; Writing by Mark Porter; Editing by Rosalba O'Brien
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