Actors Who Were Seriously Injured on Set

Margaret Hamilton 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

In 1939 safety regulations on film sets were not what they are today. Margaret Hamilton, who played the Wicked Witch of the West in “The Wizard of Oz” suffered burns on her hands and face during the filming of a scene where her character disappears into a cloud of smoke. Her stunt double was also injured during the filming, so a second stunt double had to be hired while the two were recovering.

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