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May 12, 2021 · However, on December 23, 1938, Hamilton experienced an accident on set that resulted in a second-degree burn on her face and third-degree burns on her hands. A trap door’s drop had been...
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Jul 22, 2017 · Margaret Hamilton, well known for her portrayal of the Wicked Witch of the West as a contrasting character to Garland’s sweet Dorothy Gale, suffered a second-degree burn on her face as well as a third-degree burn on her hand. The incident occurred during the scene of her fiery exit from Munchkinland.
Feb 2, 2023 · When the Wicked Witch leaves Munchkinland in a pyrotechnic display of fire and smoke, Margaret Hamilton was supposed to drop through a trapdoor. However, the door malfunctioned, and Hamilton suffered second- and third-degree burns on her face and hands.
Dec 22, 2023 · Hamilton was hospitalized with severe burns to her face and hands, halting production for six weeks and requiring some creative thinking on behalf of the costume department to hide her wounds when shooting resumed.
Sep 30, 2022 · During shooting, Margaret sustained first-degree burns on her face and second-degree burns on her hand due to a mistimed explosion as she was dropped through a trapdoor out of Munchkinland.
On December 23, 1938, Hamilton suffered a second-degree burn on her face and a third-degree burn on her hand during a second take of her fiery exit from Munchkinland in which the trap door's drop was delayed to eliminate the brief glimpse of it seen in the final edit. Hamilton had to recuperate in a hospital and at home for six weeks after the ...
Aug 23, 2019 · You couldn’t breathe through your skin.... We felt like we were suffocating.”) Meanwhile, Margaret Hamilton’s friend alerted her, about a month and a half before filming ended, that she...
