April 25 (Reuters) – After many years of looking out, one among Dorothy’s attire from the traditional American movie “The Wizard of Oz” has been situated and is ready to be auctioned off subsequent month.
It was donated to the Catholic College of America in 1973 by actress Mercedes McCambridge but it surely later went lacking.
“Quick ahead to COVID, and a retired professor was going by some bins in his workplace. And lo and behold, there was the costume,” mentioned Helen Corridor, director of in style tradition at auctioneers Bonhams in Los Angeles.
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A Judy Garland-worn “Dorothy” costume from the movie The Wizard of Oz which can be auctioned throughout Bonhams Basic Hollywood: Movie and Tv sale in Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Could 24, 2022, is pictured on this undated handout photograph. Bonhams/Handout through REUTERS
The public sale home mentioned movie studio MGM did not hold information concerning the film’s costumes however 5 attire have surfaced because the movie was launched in 1939. One was misplaced in a hearth, leaving solely 4 of the enduring blue and white gingham outfits.
The pre-sale public sale estimate is $800,000 to $1.2 million. One other model of the costume offered in 2015 and made $1.5 million, the auctioneers mentioned. Proceeds will go to create a brand new movie performing program on the college.
The film artifact can be a part of Bonhams’ bi-annual Basic Hollywood sale in Los Angeles on Could 24.
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Reporting by Andrew Hofstetter and Alicia Powell; Writing by Mark Porter; Enhancing by Rosalba O’Brien
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