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Photos: 'The Wizard of Oz' film turns 75

'The Wizard of Oz' film turns 75, the legendary musical from MGM that is beloved by many fans around the world.

"Wizard of Oz" starring Judy Garland a 1939 American Musical fantasy film. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty images)

American actress and singer Judy Garland (1922 - 1969) as Dorothy Gale in 'The Wizard of Oz', 1939. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Jack Haley (1898 - 1979) as the Tin Man, Bert Lahr (1895 - 1967) as the Cowardly Lion, Judy Garland (1922 - 1969) as Dorothy, Ray Bolger (1904 - 1987) as the Scarecrow and Frank Morgan (1890 - 1949) as the Doorman to the Emerald City in 'The Wizard of Oz', 1939. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Judy Garland (1922-1969), US actress and singer, Ray Bolger (1904-1987), US actor, Bert Lahr (1895-1967), US actor and comedian, and Jack Haley (1897-1979), US actor, all in costume, in a publicity still from the film, 'The Wizard of Oz', 1939. The musical, adapted from the novel by L Frank Baum (1856-1919) and directed by Victor Fleming (1889-1949), starred Garland as 'Dorthy Gale', Bolger as the 'Scarecrow', Lahr as the 'Cowardly Lion', and Haley as the 'Tin Man'. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

American actor Jack Haley (1998 - 1979) as The Tin Man in 'The Wizard Of Oz', directed by Victor Fleming, 1939. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)

9th November 1938: Margaret Hamilton (1902-1985) in the role of Miss Gulch, The Wicked Witch of the West, in the musical 'The Wizard of Oz', directed by Victor Fleming for MGM. (Photo by Virgil Apger/John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images)

American actors (left - right) Ray Bolger (1904 - 1987), Jack Haley (1898 - 1979), Judy Garland (1922 -1969), and Bert Lahr (1865 - 1967) run arm in arm through a field of poppies in a still from the film, 'The Wizard of Oz,' directed by Victor Fleming, 1939. (Photo by MGM Studios/Courtesy of Getty Images)

American actor Margaret Hamilton (1902 - 1985) and a winged monkey look into a crystal ball in a still from the film, 'The Wizard of Oz,' directed by Victor Fleming, 1939. (Photo by MGM Studios/Courtesy of Getty Images)

American actors Judy Garland (right) (1922 - 1969) and Billie Burke (1885 - 1970) link hands, surrounded by Munchkins in a still from the film "The Wizard of Oz,' directed by Victor Fleming, 1939. (Photo by MGM Studios/Courtesy of Getty Images)

Margaret Hamilton, as The Wicked Witch of the West, hides behind a tree from Dorothy, played by Judy Garland (1922 - 1969), and the scarecrow as they make their way down the yellow brick road in a scene from 'The Wizard of Oz'. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

1939: American actor and singer Judy Garland (1922 - 1969) sits up in bed while (left to right; top to bottom) Frank Morgan (1890 - 1949), Charles Grapewin (1869 - 1956), Ray Bolger (1904 - 1987), Jack Haley (1898 - 1979), Bert Lahr (1895 - 1967) and Clara Blandick (1881 - 1962) surround her in a still from the film, 'The Wizard of Oz,' directed by Victor Fleming. (Photo by MGM Studios/MGM Studios/Getty Images)

American actors (left to right) Ray Bolger (1904 - 1987), Judy Garland (1922 - 1968), and Jack Haley (1898 - 1979), as the Scarecrow, Dorothy, and the Tin Woodsman, respectively, in a promotional still from the film 'The Wizard of Oz' directed by Victor Fleming, 1939. (Photo by MGM Studios/Courtesy of Getty Images)

From left to right, Jack Haley as the Tin Man, Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow, Judy Garland as Dorothy and Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion in the MGM film 'The Wizard of Oz', 1939. (Photo by Authenticated News/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Judy Garland as Dorothy and Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow in the MGM film 'The Wizard of Oz', 1939. (Photo by MGM Studios/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 05: "The Wizard of Oz" Ruby Red Slippers worn by Judy Garland in 1939 are displayed at a viewing at the Plaza Athenee on December 5, 2011 in New York City. "The Wizard of Oz" Ruby Red slippers are a women's size 5 and appraised at $3 million dollars. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)

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"Wizard of Oz" starring Judy Garland a 1939 American Musical fantasy film. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty images)

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