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'''Margaret Hamilton:''' Oh gosh! think of that! I've loved that story from the time I was four years old, what (part) is it?\\

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'''Margaret Hamilton:''' Oh gosh! think Think of that! I've loved that story from the time I was four years old, what (part) is it?\\


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''I'll get you, my tropers! And your little bio of me too!''
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Hamilton had one son, whom she raised a single mother after she divorced her husband. Unlike many children of Golden Age Hollywood celebrities, he remembered her fondly and would claim that she often used the immortal catchphrase "I'll get you, my pretty... and your little dog, too!" in her private life. Neil Hamilton, who played Commissioner Gordon in ''Series/Batman1966'', was a distant cousin.

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Hamilton had one son, whom she raised as a single mother after she divorced her husband. Unlike many children of Golden Age Hollywood celebrities, he remembered her fondly and would claim that she often used the immortal catchphrase "I'll get you, my pretty... and your little dog, too!" in her private life. Neil Hamilton, who played Commissioner Gordon in ''Series/Batman1966'', was a distant cousin.
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* ''[[Creator/WCFields My Little Chickadee]]''

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* ''[[Creator/WCFields My Little Chickadee]]''With Creator/WCFields ''Film/MyLittleChickadee''
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: She's known for playing antagonistic roles, especially that of [[Film/TheWizardOfOz the Wicked Witch of the West]], when she was actually a very sweet woman who worked as a teacher.

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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: She's known for playing antagonistic roles, especially that of [[Film/TheWizardOfOz the Wicked Witch of the West]], when she was actually a very sweet woman who worked as a teacher.kindergarten teacher before acting.

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** Also counts as a CastingGag. Hamilton's appearance in ''Film/ThirteenGhosts'' as a Witch...[[spoiler:This time she's a good witch, helping the household keep up with the trapped ghosts.]]

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** Also counts as a CastingGag. Hamilton's appearance in ''Film/ThirteenGhosts'' as a Witch... [[spoiler:This time she's a good witch, helping the household keep up with the trapped ghosts.]]



* KindHeartedCatLover: Starting in the mid-[[TheSeventies 1970's]], she appeared with her beloved cats in a number of [=PSAs=] for the Humane Society, with a [[TearJerker short poignant speech about abandoned kittens]] and reminding us to get our companions spayed and neutered.

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* KindHeartedCatLover: KindheartedCatLover: Starting in the mid-[[TheSeventies 1970's]], she appeared with her beloved cats in a number of [=PSAs=] for the Humane Society, with a [[TearJerker short poignant speech about abandoned kittens]] and reminding us to get our companions spayed and neutered. neutered.
* MeanCharacterNiceActor: She's known for playing antagonistic roles, especially that of [[Film/TheWizardOfOz the Wicked Witch of the West]], when she was actually a very sweet woman who worked as a teacher.



* TypeCasting: As a witch. In her later career, as a CoolOldLady GrannyClassic.

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* TypeCasting: {{Typecasting}}: As a witch. In her later career, as a CoolOldLady GrannyClassic.

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* ActorAllusion: Also counts as a CastingGag. Hamilton's appearance in ''Film/ThirteenGhosts'' as a Witch...[[spoiler:This time she's a good witch, helping the household keep up with the trapped ghosts.]]

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Also counts as a CastingGag. Hamilton's appearance in ''Film/ThirteenGhosts'' as a Witch...[[spoiler:This time she's a good witch, helping the household keep up with the trapped ghosts.]]]]
** [[DefiedTrope Defied]] in ''Series/TheAddamsFamily'' -- she was offered the role of Grandmama Addams, who is explicitly described as a witch and looks very much like your stereotypical old hag, but declined. She ''did'', however, appear in the recurring role of Morticia's mother Hester Frump, who is also a witch but appears as a typical middle-aged woman of TheSixties.
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A former schoolteacher, she worked as a character actress in films for seven years[[note]]often as a stiff, square MoralGuardian type; the character of Miss Gulch in ''Oz'' is very similar to the prissy spinsters she often played[[/note]] before [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJja7CvCjPs she was offered the role]] [[IAmNotSpock that defined her public image]]. The Wicked Witch of the West was eventually ranked No. 4 in the American Film Institute's list of the 50 Best Movie Villains of All Time, making her the highest ranking female villain. In later years, Hamilton made frequent [[TheCameo cameo appearances]] on television sitcoms and commercials. Younger viewers may associate her as Cora the grocer from the Maxwell House ads. She also gained recognition for her work as an advocate of causes designed to benefit [[FriendToAllChildren children]] and [[FriendToAllLivingThings animals]], and retained a lifelong commitment to public education.

Hamilton had one son, whom she raised a single mother after she divorced her husband. Unlike many children of Hollywood celebrities, he remembered her fondly and would claim that she often used the immortal catchphrase "I'll get you, my pretty... and your little dog, too!" in her private life. Neil Hamilton, who played Commissioner Gordon in ''Series/Batman1966'', was a distant cousin.

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A former schoolteacher, she worked as a character actress in films for seven years[[note]]often as a stiff, square MoralGuardian type; the character of Miss Gulch in ''Oz'' is very similar to the prissy spinsters she often played[[/note]] before [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJja7CvCjPs she was offered the role]] [[IAmNotSpock that defined her public image]]. The Wicked Witch of the West was eventually ranked No. 4 in the American Film Institute's list of the 50 Best Movie Villains of All Time, making her the highest ranking female villain. In later years, Hamilton made frequent [[TheCameo cameo appearances]] on television sitcoms and commercials. Younger viewers may associate her as Cora the grocer from the Maxwell House ads. She also gained recognition for her work as an advocate of causes designed to benefit [[FriendToAllChildren children]] and [[FriendToAllLivingThings animals]], and retained a lifelong commitment to public education.

education. In her later life, Hamilton fully embraced her legacy as the Wicked Witch, making personal appearances, often (in keeping with her passions) in school auditoriums, signing all of her autographs "W.W.W." and deconstructing her role on ''Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood'' as well as reprising it on ''Series/SesameStreet'', in an episode that was lost for nearly a half-century before it was rediscovered in 2022. Well into her old age, she was able to provide her legendary EvilLaugh on command, and reported that everyone always asked for it. In a charming surviving audio clip from a 1968 appearance they shared on ''The Merv Griffin Show'', even her costar Creator/JudyGarland requests the laugh... and Hamilton brings down the house when she does it.

Hamilton had one son, whom she raised a single mother after she divorced her husband. Unlike many children of Golden Age Hollywood celebrities, he remembered her fondly and would claim that she often used the immortal catchphrase "I'll get you, my pretty... and your little dog, too!" in her private life. Neil Hamilton, who played Commissioner Gordon in ''Series/Batman1966'', was a distant cousin.
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A former schoolteacher, she worked as a character actress in films for seven years[[note]]often as a stiff, square MoralGuardian type[[/note]] before [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJja7CvCjPs she was offered the role]] [[IAmNotSpock that defined her public image]]. The Wicked Witch of the West was eventually ranked No. 4 in the American Film Institute's list of the 50 Best Movie Villains of All Time, making her the highest ranking female villain. In later years, Hamilton made frequent [[TheCameo cameo appearances]] on television sitcoms and commercials. Younger viewers may associate her as Cora the grocer from the Maxwell House ads. She also gained recognition for her work as an advocate of causes designed to benefit [[FriendToAllChildren children]] and [[FriendToAllLivingThings animals]], and retained a lifelong commitment to public education.

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A former schoolteacher, she worked as a character actress in films for seven years[[note]]often as a stiff, square MoralGuardian type[[/note]] type; the character of Miss Gulch in ''Oz'' is very similar to the prissy spinsters she often played[[/note]] before [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJja7CvCjPs she was offered the role]] [[IAmNotSpock that defined her public image]]. The Wicked Witch of the West was eventually ranked No. 4 in the American Film Institute's list of the 50 Best Movie Villains of All Time, making her the highest ranking female villain. In later years, Hamilton made frequent [[TheCameo cameo appearances]] on television sitcoms and commercials. Younger viewers may associate her as Cora the grocer from the Maxwell House ads. She also gained recognition for her work as an advocate of causes designed to benefit [[FriendToAllChildren children]] and [[FriendToAllLivingThings animals]], and retained a lifelong commitment to public education.
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Hamilton had one son, whom she raised a single mother after she divorced her husband. Unlike many children of Hollywood celebrities, he remembered her fondly and would claim that she often used the immortal catchphrase "I'll get you, my pretty... and your little dog, too!" in her private life. Neil Hamilton, who played Commissioner Gordon in ''Series/Batman1966'', was a distant cousin.
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* FriendToAllChildren: In contrast to her Wicked Witch of the West character in ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'', her biggest fear was that she would be typecast afterwards. One of her earlier jobs was as a kindergarten teacher, and she taught Sunday school during TheFifties. She loved and doted upon children throughout her life. She even appeared on Series/MisterRogersNeighborhood to clear up misunderstandings about ''The Wizard Of Oz'' by putting on her costume and makeup as she "transformed" into the Wicked Witch.
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Margaret Hamilton plays The Wicked Witch of the West. Behind the scene, Margaret is the only one who was nice to Creator/JudyGarland. While all her other co-stars and [[NiceCharacterMeanActor actors]] [[JerkAss ruthlessly bullied Judy]] because they couldn’t accept a “little girl” being the main star.
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Margaret Hamilton plays The Wicked Witch of the West. Behind the scene, Margaret is the only one who was nice to Creator/JudyGarland. While all her other co-stars and actors ruthlessly bullied Judy because they couldn’t accept a “little girl” being the main star.

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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Margaret Hamilton plays The Wicked Witch of the West. Behind the scene, Margaret is the only one who was nice to Creator/JudyGarland. While all her other co-stars and actors [[NiceCharacterMeanActor actors]] [[JerkAss ruthlessly bullied Judy Judy]] because they couldn’t accept a “little girl” being the main star.
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Margaret Hamilton plays The Wicked Witch of the West. Behind the scene, Margaret is the only one who was nice to Judy Garland. While all her other co-stars and actors ruthlessly bullied Judy because they couldn’t accept a “little girl” being the main star.

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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Margaret Hamilton plays The Wicked Witch of the West. Behind the scene, Margaret is the only one who was nice to Judy Garland.Creator/JudyGarland. While all her other co-stars and actors ruthlessly bullied Judy because they couldn’t accept a “little girl” being the main star.
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Margaret Hamilton plays The Wicked Witch of the West. Behind the scene, Margaret is the only one who was nice to Judy Garland. While all her other co-stars and actors ruthlessly bullied Judy because they couldn’t accept a “little girl” being the main star.
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* KindHeartedCatLover: Starting in the mid-[[The Seventies 1970's]], she appeared with her beloved cats in a number of [=PSAs=] for the Humane Society, with a [[TearJerker short poignant speech about abandoned kittens]] and reminding us to get our companions spayed and neutered.

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* KindHeartedCatLover: Starting in the mid-[[The Seventies mid-[[TheSeventies 1970's]], she appeared with her beloved cats in a number of [=PSAs=] for the Humane Society, with a [[TearJerker short poignant speech about abandoned kittens]] and reminding us to get our companions spayed and neutered.

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* ''Film/WayDownEast''



* ''Film/NothingSacred''



* ''Film/NothingSacred''
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* ''Film/TheFarmerTakesAWife''

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