Margaret Hamilton

Trivia: While Hamilton was a teacher back in Cleveland, one of her students was young Jim Backus. She has been married to cinematographer Janusz Kaminski since 1995, although the couple has been separated for several years. She died in Salisbury, Connecticut from a heart attack. Hunter has also appeared in several television films with remarkable performances, and has earned two Emmys. Hamilton was married briefly in the 30s and had one son, whom she raised on her own. In this year she also earned again a nomination as Best Supporting Actress for The Firm, starring Tom Cruise and Gene Hackman. She continued acting regularly until her final role in 1979. In 1993, she won the Oscar, for The Piano.

During the 1960s and 1970s she appeared in television, and had a substantial role in the made for television film The Night Strangler (1973). That same year she starred in Broadcast News, and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. For example, Hamilton starred in a now-forgotten noir flick of 1948 from one of the "poverty row" studios, entitled Bungalow 13, which co-starred Richard Cromwell. Hunter's first starring role in movies was in 1987, when she appeared in Raising Arizona. She appeared regularly in supporting roles in films until the early 1950s, and sporadically thereafter. She was cast in several Henley plays on Broadway, including Crimes of the Heart and The Miss Firecracker Festival. Hamilton had to recuperate in a hospital and at home for six weeks time after the accident before returning to the set to complete her work on the now-classic film. Her parents encouraged her to become an actress and Hunter went to Pittsburgh to study drama at Carnegie Mellon University, where she graduated in 1980. Thereafter she moved to New York City, where she happened to meet playwright Beth Henley in an elevator.

During the shoot, Hamilton suffered severe burns when the trap-door elevator she was riding on the soundstage malfunctioned during her "fiery disappearance" from Munchkin Land. The youngest of seven children, her father was part salesman and part farmer. Hamilton's effective and frightening portrayal eventually secured her the role over the originally cast, but more glamourous, Gale Sondergaard. Born in Conyers, Georgia, she has managed to maintain a successful career in Hollywood, despite retaining her Southern accent. In 1939, she played in the role of the Wicked Witch opposite Judy Garland 's Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz and created not only her most famous role, but one of the screen's most memorable villains. Holly Hunter (born March 20, 1958) is an American actress. She appeared in such films as These Three (1936), Saratoga and Nothing Sacred (both 1937) and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1938). The Burning (1981).

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Hamilton was a school teacher who turned to acting, making her screen debut in 1933 in Zoo in Budapest. Swing Shift (1984). Margaret Hamilton (December 9, 1902 - May 16, 1985) was an American film actress. Raising Arizona (1987). End of the Line (1987). Broadcast News (1987).

Miss Firecracker (1989). Animal Behavior (1989). Always (1989). Once Around (1991).

The Piano (1993). The Firm (1993). Copycat (1995). Home for the Holidays (1995).

Crash (1996). A Life Less Ordinary (1997). Living Out Loud (1998). Woman Wanted (1999).

Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At Her (1999). Jesus' Son (1999). O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000). Moonlight Mile (2002).

Levity (2003). Thirteen (2003). The Incredibles (2004).