The Wizard of Oz
1939
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Margaret Brainard Hamilton (December 9, 1902 – May 16, 1985) was an American actress and educator. She was best known for her portrayal of the Wicked Witch of the West and her Kansas counterpart Almira Gulch in the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film The Wizard of Oz.
Margaret Hamilton. Actress: The Wizard of Oz. Margaret Hamilton was born December 9, 1902 in Cleveland, Ohio, to Jennie (Adams) and Walter Hamilton. She later attended Hathaway Brown School in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and practiced acting doing children's theater while a Junior League of Cleveland member.
- Actress, Soundtrack
- December 9, 1902
- 2 min
- May 16, 1985
May 17, 1985 · Margaret Hamilton, the actress whose role as the cackling Wicked Witch of the West in ''The Wizard of Oz'' unnerved generations of children, died yesterday, apparently of a heart attack, at a...
Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Hamilton, Margaret (1902–1985)American actress best known for her role as the Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz. Born Margaret Brainard Hamilton on September 12, 1902, in Cleveland, Ohio; died on May 16, 1985, in Salisbury, Connecticut; youngest of the four children (three girls ...
May 17, 1985 · Movies. Margaret Hamilton, 82, Wicked Witch of ‘Oz,’ Dies. By JERRY BELCHER. May 17, 1985 12 AM PT. Times Staff Writer. Margaret Hamilton, who flew a broomstick to fearsome fame as the...
Nov 15, 2019 · Spend 85 wonderful minutes with Margaret Hamilton, for she has true and terrific stories to tell.” Read a fascinating interview about the play here. Margaret Hamilton will always be known as the green witch who scared the wits out of children worldwide, but she was much more than that.
Margaret Hamilton (December 9, 1902 – May 16, 1985) was an American film actress known for her portrayal of the Wicked Witch of the West in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. A former schoolteacher, she worked as a character actor in films for seven years before she was offered the role that defined her public image.
