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Was Michael Jackson the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz?

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Michael Jackson, a former Motown star and close friend of Diana Ross, was cast as the Scarecrow.


Keeping this in view, what was the Scarecrow missing in the Wizard of Oz?

The Tinman wanted a heart, the Scarecrow wanted a brain and the Cowardly Lion wanted courage.

Similarly, how did the scarecrow die from the Wizard of Oz? cancer

In this manner, who was supposed to play the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz?

Ray Bolger

What does the Wizard of Oz symbolize?

Hugh Rockoff suggested in 1990 that the novel was an allegory about the demonetization of silver in 1873, whereby “the cyclone that carried Dorothy to the Land of Oz represents the economic and political upheaval, the yellow brick road stands for the gold standard, and the silver shoes Dorothy inherits from the Wicked

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Who does Glinda represent in the Wizard of Oz?

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How does the Tin Man get a heart?

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What Scarecrow says when he gets a brain?

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How did the Tin Man Die?

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Did the witch get burned in the Wizard of Oz?

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Why did Elphaba turn Fiyero into a scarecrow?

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How do you make a scarecrow?

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  1. Build the frame. Begin by centering a 5 foot (1.5 m) stick near the top of a 6 to 8 foot (1.8 to 2.4 m) stick, rake handle or garden pole.
  2. Put the shirt on. Dress your scarecrow with an old plaid shirt, using the horizontal stick for his arms.
  3. Stuff the shirt.
  4. Put the overalls on.
  5. Give him hands.
  6. Give him feet.

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What Dorothy said to the Scarecrow?

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Does the scarecrow have a brain?

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Why did the Tin Man want a heart?

The Tin Man was once a human woodsman who fell in love with a Munchkin girl and wanted to marry her. However, the Wicked Witch of the East wanted to prevent the marriage, so she enchanted the woodsman's axe so that it chopped his leg off. He wants a heart so he can rekindle his love for the girl and marry her.

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Why does Scarecrow have a gun?

After watching “Paint Shaker,” a number of people questioned the reality of this detail in the beloved 1939 musical. But sure enough, the Scarecrow does indeed wield a handgun within the otherwise gunless community of Oz. Someone made a conscious decision during production that the Scarecrow should pack heat.

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What did the wizard give the Tin Man?

All well and good, but The Tin Man was convinced that he couldn't experience emotion because he didn't have a heart. Of course The Wizard ultimately gives Tin Man a heart, though it is one of velvet and filled with sawdust.

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What was used for snow in the Wizard of Oz?

You'll be shocked to know that the “snow” falling on Dorothy played by Judy Garland, the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion and the Tin Man was made from 100% industrial-grade chrysotile asbestos—despite the fact that the health hazards of asbestos had been known for several years.

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