During  years of the Great Depression, war years, and finally getting back to normal in the 1950s, many movies wanted to look at the […], The Turner Classic Movies Classic  Film Festival celebrated its 10th  anniversary last year, 2019. And miracle of miracles, that most fragile of costumes, the Scarecrow’s has survived.

I haven’t seen it come up for auction or noticed its presence in a collection or exhibition so I don’t know its fate. But in fact at the low tide of Hollywood studio interest in their material legacy (though it seems that tide was always low), Kent Warner and a few of his collecting colleagues had been running a sort of underground railroad for iconic but nonetheless absconded costumes. It’s a lost heritage. For eons we’ve worshipped at the altars of sports stars, pop stars, actors, fictional characters, collectables, art, cars, and just about anything else we can relate to, that we can buy, that we can love and share with others.

Some of the stories made the search sound like the expedition to find King Tut’s tomb. The Wizard of Oz Collectors United!

IN MEMORY OF ALLEN FLORIO, FRIEND AND DEDICATED FAN OF HOLLYWOOD FILMS AND COSTUMES. They take a seat.

I’m Your Biggest Fan is a weekly series that deep dives into the world of fandoms, via the people who worship the hardest. Now the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is building a museum, but most of these costumes are already scattered to the winds. His wife Gwendolyn donated the costume to the Smithsonian in 1987, along with a bag of raffia. Instead of passes as in previous […], Alfred Hitchcock never admitted that he used any symbolism in his masterpiece, Vertigo, let alone incorporating any mythic elements.

It was the biggest bazaar in L.A.’s history. This week we meet Walter Krueger, 33, who has dedicated his life to all things Wizard Of Oz. Collector Michael Shaw had also purchased a pair directly from Kent Warner.

Although the dress is a bit faded from time, and it was purposefully dyed in muted whites, the photo below does not do the costume justice.

If you get in touch with me through my website I can put you in contact with him and he may be able to authenticate the wand for you. All things Oz are perennially popular, but the surviving costumes from the 1939 classic film are also worth riches. Each week we’ll bring you the story of one keen punter who has dedicated their life and time (and money, so.much.money) to supporting someone or something – simply because it brings them immeasurable joy. Thanks for your comments Kelly.The $1000 price quoted is for the pinafore, not for the Ruby slippers. Dorothy’s pinafore has reached very high prices, even when made in several copies and  in variant colors. Their sale would also become her retirement money. There may have been two other pairs found but that were never accounted for.

But other significant pairs of Ruby Slippers were out in the world.

The next Dorothy dress to appear at auction was the blue and white gingham pinafore dress actually worn by Judy Garland in the movie. Jerry Maren who was the film’s ‘lollipop’ munchkin and Margaret Pellegrini who was a ‘flower pot’ munchkin and ‘sleepyhead’ munchkin. The purchaser of the MGM $15K pair was less than pleased when Roberta’s story made national news as well. He turned off the alarm hours before the theft. By the end of 1912 Universal was in Hollywood and by 1915 it opened its 230  acre Universal City Studio, the  largest film […], The Vive la France Blogathon  hosted by Lady Eve’s Reel Life and silverscreenmodes.com  is live for its first day and second days of August 25 and 26,  2019. This dress is shown below. While these were not the classic blue and white gingham pinafore used in the film, demand is so strong for anything OZ that values have escalated for these costumes as well. It is the most-viewed film in history. It might be […], Costuming the HBO series The Game of Thrones is as near a Herculean job as you’ll find in television costume design work.

It was founded in 1912 in New York by Carl Laemmle and other partners. He also partnered with many of the greatest actresses and dancers in show business. Links to posts are embedded in the titles in bold below. He had the face molded on that of Bert Lahr’s son; John Lahr. This got people’s attention, as did the prices for all the other notable costumes from Debbie’s costume and Hollywood artifact collection.

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