Today’s subject is actor Margaret Hamilton, who had a very long, productive career yet will always be best known for playing the Wicked Witch of the West in the classic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.

I read somewhere that the plot/story of The Wizard of Oz was incredibly influential to many other films.

The person who noted this -someone far more astute than I!- went on to note that the original 1977 Star Wars’ story was, essentially, a sci-fi version of The Wizard of Oz!

While many note Star Wars is a pastiche of many films, including taking many elements from the Akira Kurosawa directed film The Hidden Fortress, I was surprised by that analysis… more so when I thought about it and realized that analysis was dead accurate.

So, have a Happy Halloween!