NPR: Wizard of Oz https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126916611 Wizard of Oz en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sun, 13 Jul 2025 18:30:19 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Wizard of Oz https://www.npr.org/tags/126916611/wizard-of-oz Ruby slippers worn in 'The Wizard of Oz' are auctioned for a record $28 million Including the Dallas-based auction house's fee, the unknown buyer will ultimately pay $32.5 million for the pair of iconic ruby slippers that were stolen from a museum nearly two decades ago. Mon, 09 Dec 2024 02:26:23 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2024/12/09/g-s1-37429/ruby-slippers-wizard-oz-are-auction-record https://www.npr.org/2024/12/09/g-s1-37429/ruby-slippers-wizard-oz-are-auction-record The Wizard of Oz appear at the offices of Profiles in History in Calabasas, Calif. on Nov. 9, 2001.'/>

Including the Dallas-based auction house's fee, the unknown buyer will ultimately pay $32.5 million for the pair of iconic ruby slippers that were stolen from a museum nearly two decades ago.

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]]> The Associated Press A man is charged in the 2005 theft of Judy Garland's red 'Wizard of Oz' slippers The case stumped law enforcement for years, despite conducting multiple interviews and identifying suspects. The pair of shoes now rests in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Thu, 18 May 2023 05:43:03 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2023/05/18/1176810248/wizard-of-oz-slippers-stolen https://www.npr.org/2023/05/18/1176810248/wizard-of-oz-slippers-stolen The case stumped law enforcement for years, despite conducting multiple interviews and identifying suspects. The pair of shoes now rests in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

]]> Ayana Archie FBI Says It Has Recovered Stolen Ruby Slippers, Missing For 13 Years The sequined shoes were pilfered from the Judy Garland Museum in 2005. Investigators had pursued a range of leads — including an abandoned Minnesota mine — ever since. Tue, 04 Sep 2018 13:15:46 -0400 https://www.npr.org/2018/09/04/644548567/fbi-says-it-has-recovered-stolen-ruby-slippers-missing-for-13-years https://www.npr.org/2018/09/04/644548567/fbi-says-it-has-recovered-stolen-ruby-slippers-missing-for-13-years The Wizard of Oz that were stolen from a Minnesota museum in 2005. One of several pairs of slippers worn by Judy Garland in the movie are seen here in 1996.'/>

The sequined shoes were pilfered from the Judy Garland Museum in 2005. Investigators had pursued a range of leads — including an abandoned Minnesota mine — ever since.

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]]> Laurel Wamsley Save The Ruby Slippers: Smithsonian Seeks Funds To Preserve Dorothy's Shoes The National Museum of American History says it will cost $300,000 to protect the aging shoes from <em>The Wizard of Oz. </em>A Kickstarter campaign launched three days ago has already raised nearly $200,000. Thu, 20 Oct 2016 10:15:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/10/20/498666214/save-the-ruby-slippers-smithsonian-seeks-funds-to-preserve-dorothys-shoes https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/10/20/498666214/save-the-ruby-slippers-smithsonian-seeks-funds-to-preserve-dorothys-shoes

The National Museum of American History says it will cost $300,000 to protect the aging shoes from The Wizard of Oz. A Kickstarter campaign launched three days ago has already raised nearly $200,000.

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]]> Camila Domonoske Dorothy Dress From 'The Wizard Of Oz' Sells For More Than $1.5M The price for the blue-and-white gingham pinafore that Judy Garland wore exceeded expectations at auction. Mon, 23 Nov 2015 19:11:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/11/23/457125432/a-dress-judy-garland-wore-in-the-wizard-of-oz-sells-for-more-than-1-5-million https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/11/23/457125432/a-dress-judy-garland-wore-in-the-wizard-of-oz-sells-for-more-than-1-5-million The price for the blue-and-white gingham pinafore that Judy Garland wore exceeded expectations at auction.

]]> Alexandra Starr Really, Most Sincerely <strong>A tribute to Meinhardt Raabe</strong> — the man who pronounced the the Wicked Witch dead. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:13:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/talk/2010/04/really_most_sincerely.html https://www.npr.org/sections/talk/2010/04/really_most_sincerely.html A tribute to Meinhardt Raabe — the man who pronounced the the Wicked Witch dead.

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