On This Day – “Wizard Of Oz” premiers

ON THIS DAY - August 15th:

1939 - "The Wizard of Oz", premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Hollywood, starring Judy Garland (Dorothy), Ray Bolger (Scarecrow), Jack Haley (Tin Man), Bert Lahr (Cowardly Lion), Frank Morgan (Wizard), Billie Burke (Glinda), and Margaret Hamilton (Wicked Witch)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY / ANNIVERSARY TO:

1972 - Ben Affleck, Berkeley California, actor (Armageddon, Pearl Harbor
1979 - Carl Edwards, American NASCAR driver
1990 - Jennifer Lawrence, Louisville, Kentucky, American actress (Winter's Bone, Silver Linings Playbook )

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