"Wicked Witch of the West The Wicked Witch of the West is a fictional character created by American author L. Frank Baum as the most significant antagonist in his classic children's novel ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"" (1900). In Baum's subsequent ""Oz"" novels, it is the Nome King who is the principal villain; the Wicked Witch of the West is rarely even referred to again after her death in the first book. The witch's most popular depiction was in the classic 1939 film based on Baum's novel, where she was portrayed by Margaret Hamilton. Hamilton's characterization introduced green skin and"
"Margaret Hamilton (actress) Margaret Brainard Hamilton (December 9, 1902 – May 16, 1985) was an American film character actress best known for her portrayal of Miss Gulch and the Wicked Witch of the West in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's classic film ""The Wizard of Oz"" (1939). 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. In later years, Hamilton made frequent cameo appearances on television sitcoms and commercials. She also gained recognition for her work as an advocate of causes designed to benefit children and animals, and"
"the role of the Wicked Witch of the West, at The Municipal Opera Association of St. Louis, in the first ever stage production of ""The Wizard of Oz"" to use the songs from the 1939 MGM film. Evelyn Wyckoff played Dorothy Gale, Donald Burr played the Tin Man, Edmund Dorsey played the Cowardly Lion, Lee Dixon played the Scarecrow, Patricia Bowman played the Sorceress of the North, aka Glinda, and John Cherry played the Wizard of Oz. Miss Raymond made her first motion picture in 1920. The feature, ""Dangerous To Men"", starred Viola Dana and Milton Sills. She next starred"
"television movies and comedy shows, and such feature films as ""The Wiz"" and ""The Cotton Club"". Carpenter suffered cardiac arrest and died in New York on May 14, 1997. She was cremated and left no immediate survivors. Thelma Carpenter Thelma Carpenter (January 15, 1922 – May 14, 1997) was a jazz singer and actress, best known as ""Miss One"", the Good Witch of the North in the movie ""The Wiz"". As a child performer, Carpenter had her own radio show on WNYC in New York and won an amateur night at the Apollo Theatre in 1938, where she would be"
"(1922 version), Ronald Colman (1937 version), Stewart Granger (1952 version), and Peter Sellers (1979 version). An early and unusual example of double casting was the 1925 silent film ""Lady of the Night"", in which two women were portrayed by Norma Shearer to spotlight their very different social classes, and nobody took any notice of their identical appearance. In ""The Wizard of Oz"" (1939), the actors who played the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, and the Scarecrow also played farmhands in scenes set in Kansas. Margaret Hamilton played both the roles of Miss Gulch and the Wicked Witch of the West,"
"by John R. Neill. The Wicked Witch of the West is given the similar name, ""Momba"" in the 1910 silent film ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"", but is based on that character, not Mombi. A witch named Mombi also appears in the 1914 film ""His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz"". The character resembles W. W. Denslow's depiction of the Wicked Witch of the West (complete with eyepatch, pigtails and umbrella), and her role in the story is based on the Wicked Witch of the West in ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"" and inspired the witch Blinkie in the novel ""The"
"Clara Blandick Clara Blandick (born Clara Blanchard Dickey; June 4, 1876 – April 15, 1962) was an American stage and screen actress best known for her role as Aunty Em in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's ""The Wizard of Oz"" (1939). As a character actress, she often played eccentric elderly matriarchs. She was born Clara Blanchard Dickey, the daughter of Isaac B. and Hattie (née Mudgett) Dickey, aboard the ""Willard Mudgett"" – an American ship captained by her father (named after one of her maternal relatives), and docked in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong. She was delivered by Captain William H. Blanchard, whose ship, ""Wealthy"
"the West and Ken Page, Lara Teeter and Michael Gruber as the Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow and Tin Man. This production was repeated in May 1998 at Madison Square Garden. It featured Mickey Rooney as the Wizard and Eartha Kitt as the Wicked Witch of the West. She was later replaced by Jo Anne Worley. Most of the 1997 cast returned, and it was this cast that made the cast recording associated with this version. This engagement was part of a US tour that ended in 1999. From November 2001 to February 2002, a production directed by Nancye Hayes was staged"
"two were married on 23 November 2016. Rebecca Mader Rebecca Leigh Mader (born 24 April 1977) is an English actress, best known for her roles as Charlotte Lewis in the ABC series ""Lost"", and as Zelena, the Wicked Witch of the West, on ABC's ""Once Upon a Time"". Mader was born in 1977 in Cambridge, England. She worked as a model in New York City for a year, appearing in adverts for L'Oréal, Colgate and Wella Hair. She began her television career on the ABC daytime soap operas ""All My Children"" as Morgan Gordon, and ""One Life to Live"" as"
"Wicked Witch of the East The Wicked Witch of the East is a fictional character created by American author L. Frank Baum. She is a crucial character but appears only briefly in Baum's classic children's series of ""Oz"" novels, most notably ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"" (1900). The Wicked Witch was a middle aged, malevolent woman who conquered and tyrannized the Munchkin Country in Oz's eastern quadrant, forcing the native Munchkins to slave for her night and day. Her charmed Silver Shoes (famously changed to magic ruby slippers in the 1939 film musical) held many mysterious powers and were her"
"Thelma Carpenter Thelma Carpenter (January 15, 1922 – May 14, 1997) was a jazz singer and actress, best known as ""Miss One"", the Good Witch of the North in the movie ""The Wiz"". As a child performer, Carpenter had her own radio show on WNYC in New York and won an amateur night at the Apollo Theatre in 1938, where she would be honored and perform nearly 60 years later on the 1993 all-star NBC-TV special ""Apollo Theater Hall of Fame, hosted by Bill Cosby. She played such clubs as Kelly's Stables and the Famous Door on legendary 52nd Street,"
"Joseph L. Mankiewicz's ""People Will Talk"" (1951) as Sarah Pickett. In 1960, producer/director William Castle cast Hamilton as a housekeeper in his ""13 Ghosts"" horror film, in which 12-year-old lead Charles Herbert taunts her about being a witch, including one scene in which she is holding a broom in her hand. In 1939, Hamilton played the role of the Wicked Witch, opposite Judy Garland's Dorothy Gale in ""The Wizard of Oz"", creating not only her most famous role, but also one of the screen's most memorable villains. Hamilton was cast after Gale Sondergaard, who was first considered for the role,"
"of Oz"" and Disney's 2013 theatrical film ""Oz the Great and Powerful"". Wicked Witch of the East The Wicked Witch of the East is a fictional character created by American author L. Frank Baum. She is a crucial character but appears only briefly in Baum's classic children's series of ""Oz"" novels, most notably ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"" (1900). The Wicked Witch was a middle aged, malevolent woman who conquered and tyrannized the Munchkin Country in Oz's eastern quadrant, forcing the native Munchkins to slave for her night and day. Her charmed Silver Shoes (famously changed to magic ruby slippers"
"the gatekeeper), but Aunt Em is seen again in the crystal ball at the Wicked Witch's castle still looking for Dorothy. She reunites with Uncle Henry, their three farmworkers, and Professor Marvel (Wizard's alter ego) when Dorothy awakens from being unconscious. Aunt Em was portrayed by Clara Blandick. Margaret Hamilton who portrayed Miss Gulch and the Wicked Witch of the West voiced Aunt Em. She and Uncle Henry (voiced by Paul Ford) have a farmworker named Amos (voiced by Larry Storch). He does not have an alter ego in Oz. Piper Laurie plays Aunt Em, portrayed as a comely, blonde"
"Zelena (Once Upon a Time) Zelena, also known as the Wicked Witch of the West and cursed as Kelly West in the seventh season, is a fictional character in ABC's television series ""Once Upon a Time"". She is portrayed by Rebecca Mader and was first introduced in the second half of the third season. After making recurring appearances in both the third and fourth seasons, Mader was promoted to series regular for the fifth and sixth seasons. She returned as a recurring guest star in the seventh season. The Wicked Witch of the West is based on the character of"
"Billie Burke Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke (August 7, 1884 – May 14, 1970) known professionally as Billie Burke, was an American actress who was famous on Broadway, on radio, early silent film, and subsequently in sound film. She is best known to modern audiences as Glinda the Good Witch of the North in the movie musical ""The Wizard of Oz"" (1939). Burke was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1938 for her performance as Emily Kilbourne in ""Merrily We Live"" and is also remembered for her appearances in the ""Topper"" film series. Her high-pitched, wavering,"
"role as the Wicked Witch of the West in ""The Wizard of Oz"" (1939). At the end of the film, Buck says to Elaine, ""You really are a witch, aren't you?"", to which she replies, ""Ask me no questions and I'll tell you no lies."" When occultist uncle Dr. Plato Zorba wills a huge ramshackle house to his nephew Cyrus and his impoverished family, they are shocked to find the house is haunted. Their new furnished residence comes complete with a creepy housekeeper, Elaine, plus a fortune in buried treasure and 12 horrifying ghosts. His family soon discovers that these"
"The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Widely considered to be one of the greatest films in cinema history, it is the best-known and most commercially successful adaptation of L. Frank Baum's 1900 children's book ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz."" It was directed primarily by Victor Fleming (who left production to take over direction on the troubled ""Gone with the Wind"" production). It stars Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale, alongside Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Frank Morgan, Billie Burke, and Margaret Hamilton, with Charley Grapewin, Pat"
"dress like Princess Ozma. Glinda is portrayed by Michelle Williams, in the 2013 Disney film ""Oz the Great and Powerful"". In this prequel, she is Glinda the Good Witch of the South as well as the daughter of the slain king of Oz. Her sisters, Theodora (Mila Kunis) and Evanora (Rachel Weisz), are the future Wicked Witches of the West and East, respectively. In the film, she helps a good-hearted con artist named Oscar Diggs (James Franco) defeat her sisters and become the Wizard of Oz. Glinda was voiced by Bernadette Peters in the 3D animated film """", which was"
"old for the part. However, she contacted Rob Cohen of Universal Pictures, who offered to have them finance the film if she were to play Dorothy, at which point he acquiesced. The resulting film version of ""The Wiz"" also starred former Motown star Michael Jackson as the Scarecrow, Nipsey Russell as the Tin Man, Richard Pryor as the Wizard, jazz singer Thelma Carpenter as Miss One (the name ""Addapearle"" was not used for this production) and Lena Horne as Glinda. Ted Ross and Mabel King reprised their roles of the Lion and Evillene from the Broadway production. Sidney Lumet served"
"2003. Margaret Raia Margaret Raia (1929 – August 17, 2003), also known as Margie Raia, was an American actress with dwarfism, best known for her role as one of the Munchkin villagers in the 1939 film ""The Wizard of Oz"". During production, MGM officials discovered that Raia was underage and as a result she was expelled from the set half way through filming. Her brother, Matthew, also appeared as a munchkin in the film. Raia was born in Long Island, New York in 1929. She died at the age of 74 from a brain seizure in Port Richey, Florida in"
"Rebecca Mader Rebecca Leigh Mader (born 24 April 1977) is an English actress, best known for her roles as Charlotte Lewis in the ABC series ""Lost"", and as Zelena, the Wicked Witch of the West, on ABC's ""Once Upon a Time"". Mader was born in 1977 in Cambridge, England. She worked as a model in New York City for a year, appearing in adverts for L'Oréal, Colgate and Wella Hair. She began her television career on the ABC daytime soap operas ""All My Children"" as Morgan Gordon, and ""One Life to Live"" as Margaret Cochran. She also appeared on the"
"of the dark in Baum's original story for reasons unknown. For that reason, the Witch never tried to steal the Silver Shoes while Dorothy was sleeping. Despite her fear of water and the dark, the Wicked Witch of the West was one of the most powerful witches in all of Oz. In ensuing Oz books, her power is described as having been so great that even Glinda the Good Witch of the South feared her. The 1910 silent film ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"" features a character similar to the Wicked Witch of the West, identified in intertitles as ""Momba"
"version of this Oz character. She arranges for Dorothy to return to the Land of Oz by means of the Ruby Slippers, because the Wicked Witch of the West has been brought back to life, and Glinda needs Dorothy's help to set things right again. Actress Sheryl Lee portrays a version of the Good Witch, who appears in a hallucination to Nicolas Cage's character, Sailor, in David Lynch's 1990 black comedy thriller Wild at Heart. Glinda is the Good Witch of the South and is played by Miss Piggy, as are her sisters the Good Witch of the North and"
"Elphaba Elphaba Thropp is a fictional character in """" by Gregory Maguire, as well as in the Broadway and West End adaptations, ""Wicked"". In the original L. Frank Baum book ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"", the Wicked Witch of the West is unnamed and little is explained about her life. Elphaba is modeled after the Witch portrayed by Margaret Hamilton in the classic 1939 film ""The Wizard of Oz"": green-skinned, clad entirely in black and wearing a tall peaked hat. Maguire formulated the name ""Elphaba"" from the phonetic pronunciation of Baum's initials L.F.B. In both adaptations, Elphaba is also called"
"the same name from L. Frank Baum's ""Land of Oz"" book series. In December 2013, Rebecca Mader was cast as the Wicked Witch of the West. She made multiple appearances during the second half of season three and was promoted to a series regular for the show's fifth season. The role of the Wicked Witch of the West was written specifically for Rebecca Mader. It was announced that the writers had chosen not to continue with Zelena's storyline and Mader would not be returning for the seventh season of the show. However, Mader later revealed that she would be returning"
"1939 film version. In the original novel ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"", the Good Witch of the North is summoned to the Munchkin Country when Dorothy Gale's falling house kills the Wicked Witch of the East. She arrives at the site of the Wicked Witch's death with three Munchkins and is the only one brave enough to speak to Dorothy, who, having killed the Witch of the East, is believed to be a powerful sorceress. She welcomes Dorothy to the Land of the Munchkins, points out the body of the dead witch and then introduces herself as the Witch of"
"Villain for her performance as the Wicked Witch of the West. In 1905 Kansas, Oscar Diggs is a magician and con artist in a traveling circus. The circus strongman learns Oscar has flirted with his wife and threatens him. Oscar escapes in a hot air balloon but is sucked into a tornado that takes him to the Land of Oz. There he encounters the beautiful and naïve witch Theodora, who believes him to be the wizard prophesied to become King of Oz by destroying the Wicked Witch, who killed the previous king. The idea of being a wealthy monarch makes"
"Margaret Pellegrini Margaret Pellegrini (née Williams; September 23, 1923 – August 7, 2013) was an American actress, vaudeville performer and dancer, best known for playing one of the Munchkins from the 1939 film ""The Wizard of Oz."" Until her death in 2013, she was one of the three surviving munchkins, the other two being Jerry Maren and Ruth Robinson Duccini. She was born Margaret Williams in Alaska. When she was helping a relative in a potato chip booth at the Tennessee State Fair, a group of little people came by and asked if she wanted to join their show, Henry"
"Margaret Pellegrini Margaret Pellegrini (née Williams; September 23, 1923 – August 7, 2013) was an American actress, vaudeville performer and dancer, best known for playing one of the Munchkins from the 1939 film ""The Wizard of Oz."" Until her death in 2013, she was one of the three surviving munchkins, the other two being Jerry Maren and Ruth Robinson Duccini. She was born Margaret Williams in Alaska. When she was helping a relative in a potato chip booth at the Tennessee State Fair, a group of little people came by and asked if she wanted to join their show, Henry"
"herself, Robyn, Mother Gothel and Nook (the wish realm version of Captain Hook). The Witch of the West appears as one of the main characters in the television series ""Emerald City"", portrayed by Ana Ularu. Here she is one of the last Cardinal Witches of Oz and the ""Mistress of the Western Fields, Vessel of Truth and Solace"", along with her sisters Glinda of the North and the Witch of the East. West seemingly obeys the Wizard of Oz's law against magic, owns a brothel in the Emerald City and is a poppy opium addict, deteriorating her magical skill. She"
"of her recording sessions. Describing her own performance as Shakespearean, Carroll perceived Ursula as an ""ex-Shakespearean actress who now sold cars"", which inspired her dry, theatrical interpretation. Carroll also deepened her own voice for the role. When Carroll watched the completed film for the first time, she was frightened by her own performance, comparing it to actress Margaret Hamilton's performance as the Wicked Witch of the West in the film ""The Wizard of Oz"" (1939). Actress Jodi Benson, who voices Ariel, briefly provides the voice of ""Vanessa"", Ursula's beautiful human alter-ego, in lieu of Carroll. With the writing and recording"
"Denslow's depiction of the Wicked Witch of the West. The Cowardly Lion is encountered only briefly, and battles The Lonesome Zoop, a character who appears in all three films. All of the animal roles are attributed to Fred Woodward, though too many appear in the same shot at once for him to have played them all. King Krewl (Raymond Russell) is a cruel dictator in the Emerald City in the Land of Oz. He wishes to marry his daughter, Princess Gloria (Vivian Reed), to an old courtier named Googly-Goo (Arthur Smollett), but she is in love with Pon, the Gardener's"