Dorothy’s dress from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ discovered at Catholic University aleteia.org

Administrators at the Catholic University of America have discovered a rare piece of Hollywood memorabilia. While preparing for renovations to Catholic University of America’s Hartke Theatre, they stumbled upon the dress worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz. The iconic blue and white gingham dress had been missing for nearly 50 years.

The dress was long rumored to be in the possession of the CUA drama department. It was given to Rev. Gilbert Hartke, the drama school’s founder, by actress Mercedes McCambridge, in 1972. Although CUA’s records include a photo of Fr. Hartke holding the dress, its whereabouts were unknown for decades…

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