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Garland's Wizard of Oz dress sells for $480,000

LOS ANGELES (AFP)

Judy Garland’s blue gingham dress from The Wizard of Oz, pictured on November 7 at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills. The dress has sold for $480,000.

The blue and white gingham dress worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz" in 1939 was auctioned Saturday in Beverly Hills for $480,000, Julien's auction house announced.

The dress worn by the singer of "Over the Rainbow", then aged 17, was sold through a special auction of Hollywood collectibles and memorabilia.

Other items at the auction included a jacket of Steve McQueen ($50,000), a dress worn by Julie Andrews in "The Sound of Music" ($38,400 dollars), and a watch ($15,000) and sunglasses ($16,640) worn by John Belushi in "The Blues Brothers."

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