The $1million slippers: Wizard of Oz superfan offers huge reward for return of those iconic ruby shoes worn by Judy Garland on 10th anniversary of their theft
- Red shoes stolen from museum in Minnesota hometown of Grand Rapids
- Anonymous donor offering reward ahead of ten-year anniversary of theft
- Donor is from Arizona and is a huge fan of Garland and the 1939 movie
- Slippers were insured for $1million and could be worth $2-$3million now
An anonymous donor has offered a $1million reward for solid information leading to the pair of Judy Garland's sequined, ruby red slippers that were stolen from a museum in her Minnesota hometown.
The late actress wore the slippers in The Wizard of Oz.
John Kelsch, the executive director of the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, said the donor is from Arizona and is a huge fan of Garland and the 1939 movie.
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There is a $1million reward for solid info leading to the stolen slippers Judy Garland wore in the Wizard of Oz
The anonymous donor is from Arizona and is a huge fan of Garland and the 1939 movie (seen above)
Three other pairs of the slippers exist, including one on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington
The reward offer requires the exact location of the slippers and the perpetrator's name.
Garland's sequined, ruby red slippers are iconic
The ten-year anniversary of the theft is coming up in August.
The slippers were insured for $1million.
Kelsch says they could be worth $2million to $3million by now.
Three other pairs still exist, including one on display at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington.
'Dorothy's magical shoes were 'silver slippers' in the 1900 novel written by L Frank Baum, however MGM's chief costume designer Gilbert Adrian changed it to 'ruby slippers' for Judy Garland to wear in their hit film,' according to JudyGarland'sRubySlippers.com.
'The decision was in order to take advantage of the gorgeous glitter effect on the slippers in their new advance in making Technicolor movies.'
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