She was more powerful than the wicked witch of the north but not as powerful as glinda the. What is the name of the wicked witch of the west in the. Margaret brainard hamilton december 9, 1902 may 16, 1985 was an american film. A collection of classic novels paired with their perfect color match. Wicked witch of the west the wizard of oz duration. Meet the many wonderful wizards of oz the glindas and. Wicked witch of the west margaret hamilton something bad is happening in oz kansas four of the five biggest characters in the wizard of oz present us with a thorny dilemma.
The wizard of oz is a musical based on the 1939 film the wizard of oz, with a book adapted by andrew lloyd webber and jeremy sams. The wicked witch of the west is an ugly witch who terrorizes the land of oz. Margaret hamilton as the wicked witch of the west with dorothy gale in an interview, later on, the actress also stated that she took the role as she had been in a need of money at that point, but also because the wizard of oz had been her favorite book ever since she was four years old. The witchs most popular depiction was in the classic 1939 film based on baums novel, where she was portrayed by margaret hamilton.
The wizard of oz 1939 margaret hamilton as miss gulch. Margaret hamilton, the wicked witch of the west, suffered. Margaret brainard hamilton was an american film character actor best known for her portrayal of miss almira gulch and the wicked witch of the west in metrogoldwynmayers classic film the wizard of oz. Margaret hamilton december 9,1902 may 16,1985 was the actress who played the wicked witch of the west and miss gulch in mgms 1939 film the wizard of oz and aunt em in journey back to oz hamiltons film career began in 1933, when she recreated her broadway role in the movie version of another language. This is a quote from the book, not the movie version of the wizard of oz. The wicked witch of the west, from the wizard of oz film, mgm, 1939. The life and times of the wicked witch of the west, published in 1995. The late iconic actress judy garland is perhaps best known for her lead role as dorothy. Harburg songs from the film and includes some new songs and additional music by andrew lloyd webber and additional lyrics by tim rice.
Glinda, also known as the good witch of the south, is a fictional character created by l. I believe from the book of mormon musical on the 65th tony awards. The life and times of the wicked witch of the west the wizard he is the books main villain, but the wizard is also a kind of sympathetic character, at least in elphabas visionquest, universehopping, druginduced dreams. Margaret hamilton december 9,1902 may 16,1985 was the actress who played the wicked witch of the west and miss gulch in mgms 1939 film the wizard of oz and aunt em in journey back to oz. The book remained unpublished until the international wizard of oz club brought out the first edition in 1993, with illustrations by eric shanower. Margaret hamilton was born december 9, 1902 in cleveland, ohio to jennie and walter hamilton. Wicked witch of the west has appeared in the following books. Please note that the characters of gregory magires world of oz does not appear as themselves in the original book, so they do not appear in this category elphaba and nessarose would not be here because they appear as the wicked witches of the west and east in the original book. The wicked witches in the wonderful wizard of oz shmoop. It is a revisionist exploration of the characters and land of oz from the 1900 novel the wonderful wizard of oz by l. Wicked witch of the west screenshots, images and pictures. The other witches are only known as the wicked witch of the west, the wicked witch of the east, and the good witch of.
See more ideas about wicked witch of the west, wicked witch, witch. When dorothy and her friends first enter her land, the witch literally blows a whistle and says, go to those people and tear them to pieces 12. Frank baum from his famous 1900 childrens novel, the wonderful wizard of oz and most notably in the iconic. She later attended hathaway brown school in shaker heights, ohio, and practiced acting doing childrens theater while a junior league of cleveland member. Dorothy and the witches of oz is a 2012 film directed by leigh scott, based on the early 20th century novels the wonderful wizard of oz, ozma of oz, the road to oz and the magic of oz by l. In the wizard of oz, the wicked witch is the epitome of hollywood villain and has the appearance to match, whereas in wicked, elphabas friends are able to find beauty in her despite and in spite of the colour of her skin. The original conception of the character in the film was a glamorous, beautiful evil queen like the wicked. The wizard of oz 1939 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Another reason we wanted to give her a shoutout today was that she was the original actress cast as the wicked witch of the west in mgms the wizard of oz. The wicked witch of the west or simply the wicked witch was the ruler of the winkie country in the land of oz. Introducing a bold, bright new take on your favorite books. Aug 16, 2014 the wizard of oz is the most watched film of all time.
When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Dorothy gale is a fictional character, the protagonist of many of the oz novels by american author l. Other articles where wicked witch of the west is discussed. High quality wicked witch of the west gifts and merchandise. The wicked witch of the west from the wizard of oz.
Young dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. Margaret hamilton as the wicked witch of the west with dorothy gale in an interview, later on, the actress also stated that she took the role as she had been in a need of money at that point, but also because the wizard of oz had been her favorite book. The wicked witch of the west was originally the antagonist created by author l. The wicked witch of the west was not related to the wicked witch of the east, but leagued together with her, the wicked witch of the south, and the wicked witch of the north to conquer the land of oz and divide it among themselves, as recounted in l. The wicked witch of the west vows revenge on dorothy and tries to claim the ruby slippers of her dead sister, however glinda is able to transport them to dorothys feet first. The wizard of oz the wicked witch of the west artist. Margaret hamilton, the wicked witch of the west, suffered 3rd. She remains nameless in the book the wonderful wizard of oz and the movie but. Wicked witch of the west voices wizard of oz behind. When the wizard s troops kill fiyero because of his connection to elphaba, she goes to his home in kiamo ko to seek his wifes forgiveness. The novel is a political, social, and ethical commentary on the nature of good and evil and takes place in the land of oz. Her most famous film role was in fact when she played elvira gulch and the wicked witch of the west in the wizard of oz.
Denslows illustrations for the wonderful wizard of oz depict her as a. Her first and only appearance is in baums first oz book titled the wonderful wizard of oz, published in 1900. The wicked witchs most popular depiction was in the classic 1939 hollywood musical movie loosely based on baums book, the wizard of oz, where she was portrayed by late actress margaret hamilton. Elphaba is modeled after the witch portrayed by margaret hamilton in the classic 1939 film the wizard of oz. Frank baum and the 1939 metrogoldwynmayer film the wizard of oz. I am the wicked witch of the west, born in the late 19th century, and the most revered villain in the history of cinemaliterature. The wizard of oz halloween post recording comment the wicked witch of the west ch. Nov 27, 2009 now whats better than start with my new project with my favorite performance of all time maragaret hamiltion as the wicked witch of the west miss gultch in the wizard of oz cant you believe. The real story of the wicked witch of the west grannysage at. In 1995, gregory maguire wrote a spinoff novel called wicked.
Character profile for wicked witch of the west from the. What are the personality traits of the wicked witch of the. A former schoolteacher, she worked as a character actress in films for seven years before she was offered the role that defined her public image. The wicked witch of the west from the wizard of oz charactour. This is the original version of the character made famous in the broadway musical, wicked. Maragaret hamilton in the wizard of oz193912 youtube. She first appears in baums classic 1900 childrens novel the wonderful wizard of oz, and is the most powerful sorceress in the land of oz, ruler of the quadling country south of the emerald city, and protector of princess ozma. She also gained recognition for her work as an advocate. Margaret had already built her resume with several performances in film before she came to her most memorable and astronomically successful role, almira gulch the wicked witch of the west in the wizard of oz 1939. The film is an animated adaptation of the wonderful wizard of oz book chubby mama, skinny papa. Margaret brainard hamilton december 9, 1902 may 16, 1985 was an american film character actor best known for her portrayal of miss almira gulch and the wicked witch of the west in metrogoldwynmayer s classic film the wizard of oz 1939. Images of the wicked witch of the west voice actors from the wizard of oz franchise. A modern fairy tale with a distinctly american setting, a delightfully levelheaded heroine, and engaging fantasy characters, the story was enormously popular and became a classic of childrens literature.
Scary kids, cool kids, wizard of oz characters, judy garland, wicked witch. Her birth is shocking to her parents, melena thropp and frexspar the godly, as in addition to her green skin she had razor sharp teeth she bites the finger off of a midwife moments after her birth so melena refuses to breast feed her. After nearly dying while filming the wizard of oz, margaret hamilton spent the rest of her career trying to escape her evil characters long shadow. Margaret had already built her resume with several performances in film before she came to her most. The story begins from her birth and ends with her unfortunate death. In fact, for a couple of decades, the annual broadcast was the only place that fans of dorothy gale and the emerald city could, well, travel the yellow brick road and see their faves. The wizard of oz is a 1939 film starring judy garland, loosely based on the wonderful wizard of oz series of novels by l. Hamiltons film career began in 1933, when she recreated her broadway role in the movie version of another language. The wicked witch of the west in mgms the wizard of oz 1939. Frank baums 1900 childrens novel, the wonderful wizard of oz, the wicked witch of the west is one of four villains the other three are the wicked witch of the east, the wicked witch of the south, and the wicked witch of the north who menace kansas farm girl dorothy gale.
It is based on the 1995 gregory maguire novel wicked. The protagonist of the first book, elphaba is a greenskinned girl who later becomes known as the wicked witch of the west. In 1956, it was broadcast on television for the first time, starting what would become an annual tradition for many. Wicked, by gregory maguire, is a fantasythemed story that plays out the origins of the wicked witch of the west, or elphaba, from the iconic film the wizard of oz. The wicked witch of the west has purplish skin animated adaptation. The wicked witch of the west, from the wizard of oz on. The musicals entire premise, that the wicked witch of the west was actually a wellmeaning but ineffective rebel against the speciesist policies of the wizard who is her illegitimate father, cannot be reconciled with the original novels because the first oz novel clearly stated that the wicked witch conquered the west before the wizard ever. Frank baums classic childrens book, but producer mervyn leroy had. The odd looking actress was always cast as the ugly maid or as an unattractive and outlandish character in all the films she appeared in.
She is a malevolent witch who rules over the winkie country, as well as dorothys archnemesis. She was one of four powerful witches who presided over the four countries of the land of oz. The wicked witch of the west is only present in one chapter of the book and here she is present from the time dorothy leaves for the emerald city. The life and times of the wicked witch of the west is a novel published in 1995, written by gregory maguire and illustrated by douglas smith. The film stars paulie redding, billy boyd, eliza swenson, mia sara, lance henriksen, and christopher lloyd. Understandably, dorothy wants to return home, however she learns that the only way to return home is to meet the wizard of oz, who may be able to grant her wish.
As in the movie, the wizard of oz is an old carnival huckster who blew into oz in a hot air balloon and became a falsefaced leader. Relatives, neil hamilton distant cousin dorothy hamilton brush sister. The wizard of oz is a 2011 musical based on the 1939 film of the same name, with a book adapted by andrew lloyd webber and jeremy sams. The wicked witch of the west sounds similarly, er, charming. It is a book to be read and devoured, a character than anyone with a love of the wizard of oz will throroughly appreciate, this is the tale of the wicked witch of the west elphaba.
Curiously, gahons adaptation has the wicked witch of the west popular british actress maureen lippmann follow dorothys oz adventures via telescope without actually confronting or threatening her from the very beginning as the witch does in the 1939 mgm movie version but not in baums book. The wizard of oz dog names popular male and female names wag. Wizard of oz 75th anniversary wicked witch of the west gold label barbie doll. Hamilton, the actress, is as fascinating as the character of the wicked witch. The wicked witch of the west is the only thing that could stop them. Frank baum book the wonderful wizard of oz, the wicked witch of the west is unnamed and little is explained about her life. Wicked witch of the west fictional character britannica. The wonderful wizard of oz, childrens book written by l. However, unlike baums writings and the 1939 film, the book.
The wicked witch of the west is the main antagonist of the 1939 film the. The wicked witch of the west poohs adventures wiki. What does the wicked witch say to the good witch in the. There she studies sorcery and continues research on animals and animals. The untold story of the witches of oz or simply, wicked is a musical produced by universal studios with music and lyrics by stephen schwartz and a book by winnie holzman, based on gregory maguires first novel of the wicked years series, wicked. Despite being such an iconic character, in baums subsequent oz books, it is the.
Glinda is the daughter of the former ruler of oz, disposed by theodora, the soon to be wicked witch of the east. Wicked witch is a title given to witches who are particularly wicked famous wicked witches. In the story, she is angry at the fact that dorothy killed her sister, the wicked witch of the east, and vows to get her revenge by taking the ruby slippers from her in the disney prequel, oz the great and powerful, she started out as theodora the good, who found the wizard in the lake, and knew he could forfill the. See more ideas about wicked witch, witch and wizard of oz. Heres what really happened behind the scenes of the wizard of oz. In the original book and the 19021903 stage versions of the wizard of oz by author and oz series originator lyman frank baum may 15, 1856may 5, 1919, the wicked witch of the west. See more ideas about wizard of oz, wizard of oz 1939 and the wiz.
Glinda the good witch billie burke instructs dorothy to follow the yellow brick road that runs to the emerald city, where it. The wicked witch of the west is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the classic childrens novel the wonderful wizard of oz 1900, created by. The wicked witch of the west is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the classic childrens novel the wonderful wizard of oz, created by american author l. The wicked witch of the west 1939 film oz wiki fandom. Wicked is a 2003 broadway musical by stephen schwartz and book by winnie holzman. In baums subsequent oz novels, it is the nome king who is the principal villain. The wicked witch of the west is the most famous wicked witch in all the oz books and movies, she is sometimes recognize by her famous look from the 1939 film the wizard of oz. Jul 22, 2017 margaret hamilton as the wicked witch of the west with dorothy gale in an interview, later on, the actress also stated that she took the role as she had been in a need of money at that point, but also because the wizard of oz had been her favorite book ever since she was four years old. She had only one eye, but it was as powerful as a telescope, and could see everywhere. Dillamond, a professor at shiz university who is a talking goat, and someone elphaba befriends. Read more about animals in wicked novel and musical. The wicked witch of the west is a fictional character and the main antagonist of. The life and times of the wicked witch of the west, itself a retelling of the classic 1900 novel, the wonderful wizard of oz by l.
Wicked witch of the west voices wizard of oz behind the. The wicked witch of the west or witch of the west, or wicked witch for short is a fictional character invented by l. A former schoolteacher, she worked as a character actress in films for seven years before she was. Wicked minis are minitime dragons, as stated in the official. Aunt em is a large and somewhat short woman, while her husband uncle henry is tall and lanky. Glinda, the good witch of the north glinda is from the south in the book. In the classic movie the wizard of oz, the wicked witch, played by actress. The curse of playing the wicked witch of the west pocket. In later years, hamilton made frequent cameo appearances on television sitcoms and commercials. She didnt even know that dorothy and her friends had been tasked with killing her. In later oz books, the wicked witch mombi is similarly disposed of in the lost.
I cannot recommend this highly enough, gregory maguire captures the imagination and her tale unfolds with great characters along the way. Gale sondergaard was the original wicked witch in the. Margaret hamilton, aka the wicked witch of the west from the wizard of oz. Frank baum, author of wonderful wizard of oz series, is born. By the time she was cast as the wicked witch, she had already made 25 films. The wicked witch of the west is the main antagonist of the wonderful wizard of oz, the first novel of the famous oz series, and its classic 1939 film adaptation the wizard of oz. The life and times of the wicked witch of the west, which has since been adapted into a tony awardwinning musical. Her temperament and her activities earn her the nickname the wicked witch of the west. The life and times of the wicked witch of the west. Frank baum, its sequels, and the 1939 film adaption the wizard of oz. Wicked witch bookmark wizard of oz inspired wonderful gift, birthday. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. The wicked witch of the east is a minor, yet pivotal villainess, and a fellow witch to the wicked witch of the west from the wizard of oz books by l.