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The Wicked Witch of the West, a fictional character in the classic children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) by the American author L. Frank Baum, is the evil ruler of the Winkie Country, the western region in the Land of Oz.
In 1939, Hamilton played the role of the Wicked Witch of the West, opposite Judy Garland's Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz, her most famous role, and one of the screen's most memorable villains. Hamilton was cast after Gale Sondergaard , who was first considered for the role, albeit as a more glamorous witch with a musical scene, declined the ...
The Wicked Witch of the South is a wicked witch that ruled over Quadling Country. She was mentioned in Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1908) to have been overthrown by Glinda. Rachel Cosgrove Payes' novel The Wicked Witch of Oz (1993) features a variation of the character named Singra.
In Wicked, Nessarose’s enchanted slippers are silver rather than the iconic ruby red shoes from The Wizard of Oz. Wicked also provides an origin story for the flying monkeys that serve as the ...
Just because the Wicked Witch of the West melted at the end of The Wizard of Oz doesn’t mean character actress Margaret Hamilton did. In fact, she went on to have an illustrious film career ...
With Wicked in theaters, PEOPLE is looking back at The Wizard of Oz. Margaret Hamilton, the actress who played the Wicked Witch of the West, was burned on set, and removing the makeup around the ...