Gale Sondergaard in a makeup test for The Wizard of Oz (1939)




Gale Sondergaard in a makeup test for The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Sondergaard was originally cast as the witch in “Oz” and was photographed for two wardrobe tests, both of which survive. One was as a glamorous wicked witch, and another as a conventionally ugly wicked witch. After the decision was made to have an ugly wicked witch, Sondergaard, reluctant to wear the disfiguring makeup and fearing it could damage her career, withdrew from the role, and it went to veteran character actress Margaret Hamilton.


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CesarMP a dit…
That's really interesting. The producer Mervyn LeRoy was amazed by the Walt Disney's film 'Snow White and the seven dwarfs' because the evil queen wasn't ugly. She looked attractive so he thought that maybe the Wicked Witch of the East would work too. First, they tried to dress Gale Sondergaard without too much makeup, but some of the producers agreed that she was too seductive, so they decided that she should be ugly, like all the bad witches have been until then. But sadly, the actress wasn't happy with the result. I honestly think that Margaret Hamilton looks fantastic in the film and she did a great job too!

Cesar
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