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Jul 25, 1997 · Buddy Ebsen was slated to play the Tin Woodman in the 1939 film version of The Wizard of Oz, but he had to be replaced after the aluminum makeup used with his costume made him gravely ill. As part ...
Mar 3, 2024 · Original "Shiny" Tin-Man Footage Garland, Haley, and Bolger in a publicity still, taken approx. Nov. 11, 1939, showing Haley's original "polished" costume. After Ebsen's aborted stint as the Tin-Man, Jack Haley began filming scenes with Judy Garland and Ray Bolger on November 10, 1939, filming the Tin-Man's introduction.
Feb 11, 2023 · Buddy Ebsen, the original actor chosen to portray the Tin Man and whose body of work is most notable for portraying the role of 'Jed Clampett' in The Beverly...
Ebsen's costume test as the Tin Man. Ray Bolger was originally cast as the Tin Man and Buddy Ebsen was to play the Scarecrow. Bolger, however, longed to play the Scarecrow, as his childhood idol Fred Stone had done on stage in 1902; with that very performance, Stone had inspired him to become a vaudevillian in the first place.
Jan 31, 2023 · Mental Floss tells us that originally, Ebsen was cast as the Scarecrow and Ray Bolger, another Broadway veteran, was slated for the part of the Tin Man. Bolger convinced the studio that his style of dancing was more suited to the looseness of the Scarecrow (debatable, if you ever watched Ebsen dance) and he switched parts with Buddy.
Footage of Ebsen as the Tin Man still exists, and was included as an extra with the U.S. 50th anniversary video release of The Wizard of Oz (1939). Initially wanted to become a doctor. He took premed courses at Rollins College ( Winter Park, Florida) and the University of Florida, but his mother persuaded him into show business.
