During the filming of her fiery exit from Munchkinland in The Wizard of Oz, Margaret Hamilton suffered severe second-degree burns to her face and third-degree burns to her hand when the trapdoor mechanism malfunctioned. She later recalled the "breathtaking" agony of having her toxic, copper-based green makeup removed with alcohol from her raw wounds, an ordeal that required a six-week recovery period Credit: Warner Bros. | History In Pictures
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During the filming of her fiery exit from Munchkinland in The Wizard of Oz, Margaret Hamilton suffered severe second-degree burns to her face and third-degree burns to her hand
History In Pictures. . During the filming of her fiery exit from Munchkinland in The Wizard of Oz, Margaret Hamilton suffered severe second-degree burns to her face and third-degree burns to her hand when the trapdoor mechanism malfunctioned. She later recalled the "breathtaking" agony of having her toxic, copper-based green makeup removed with ...
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