Margaret Hamilton ... started the fire. Hamilton’s hat and broom instantly ignited, and her costume caught fire. The five-foot-tall actor suffered burns to her lips, nose, chin, cheek, and ...

HAMILTON, MARGARET (1902-15 May 1985), a Cleveland actress best remembered as the "Wicked Witch of the West" in the film classic The Wizard of Oz, graduated from HATHAWAY BROWN in 1921. Daughter of ...

As part of Women's History Month, we remember Cleveland native Margaret Hamilton, aka The Wicked Witch of the West. Who can forget her green-faced villain from "The Wizard of Oz," with those long ...