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Margaret Hamilton in the green makeup with Gene Simmons of KISS, on the set of The Paul Lynde Halloween Special

Margaret Hamilton in the green makeup with Gene Simmons of KISS, on the set of The Paul Lynde Halloween Special — historic image
Margaret Hamilton in the green makeup with Gene Simmons of KISS, on the set of The Paul Lynde Halloween Special. Historic image from the Chapter 4 — Halloween Comes to Television collection.

Margaret Hamilton in the green makeup with Gene Simmons of KISS, on the set of The Paul Lynde Halloween Special

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NotesMargaret Hamilton in the green makeup with Gene Simmons of KISS, on the set of The Paul Lynde Halloween Special. The Wicked Witch of the West and the Demon, out of character and laughing, on the one night ABC put them in the same room. Source: Still from The Paul Lynde Halloween Special. Directed by Sidney Smith; written by Bruce Vilanch and others. Hoysyl Productions for ABC. First broadcast October 29, 1976. Reproduced under fair use for scholarly commentary.
SubjectsFigure 4.17 in Hollywood Halloween Horrors
ReferenceFig 4.17 F0415b

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