Ruby slippers
Magical footwear from The Wizard of Oz / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The ruby slippers are a pair of shoes worn by Dorothy Gale as played by Judy Garland in the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical film The Wizard of Oz. Because of their iconic stature,[1] they are among the most valuable items of film memorabilia.[2] Several pairs were made for the film, though the exact number is unknown. Five pairs are known to have survived; one pair was stolen from a museum in 2005 and recovered in 2018.[3][4]
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The Wizard of Oz element | |
Publisher | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Created by | Gilbert Adrian (costume design) |
Genre | Fantasy |
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Type | Magical slippers |
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In L. Frank Baum's original 1900 novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, on which the film is based, Dorothy wears Silver Shoes. However, the color of the shoes was changed to red to take advantage of the new Technicolor film process used in big-budget Hollywood films of the era. Film screenwriter Noel Langley is credited with the idea.[5][6][7]