Production 1060: Margaret Hamilton by ric Gustafson
She was a wicked witch in search of Dorothy's slippers. Margaret Hamilton was born on Dec 9 1902. She was born and raised in Cleveland Ohio. She was born to Walter and Mary Jane Hamilton. She was a lifelong reader of the Oz books performing as the Wicked Witch of the West when she was 21. Margaret became a teacher in Rye NY. In June of 1931, she married Paul Meserve. In 1932, she appeared on Broadway in ' Another Language'. MGM bought the rights and Margaret headed to Hollywood to appear in the film version. In 1933, she began to appear in films for MGM. She divorced her husband in 1938 and had to keep working to support her 3 year old son. She won the Oz role because of Mervyn LeRoy. After Oz, Margaret appeared in films and TV roles.
Margaret Hamilton died on May 16 1985 after suffering a heart attack.
research help: ' The Wizard of Oz' by American Media Inc
Peace and God's blessings. Love Ric
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