Judy Garlands Long-Lost Wizard of Oz Dress Rediscovered After Decades A lecturer at Catholic University discovered the rare costume wrapped in a trash bag in a drama department office For decades, members of the Catholic University of America (CUA) drama department traded rumors about the location of a long-lost piece of movie magic: a blue-and-white checked gingham dress worn by Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale in the iconic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz
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