1 2 Margaret Hamilton, 82, Dies; Played Wicked Witch In Oz. New York Times. May 17, 1985. Retrieved 2007-07-21. Margaret Hamilton, the actress whose role as the cackling Wicked Witch of the West in The Wizard of Oz unnerved generations of children, died yesterday, apparently of a heart attack, at a nursing home in Salisbury, Connecticut. She was 82 years old. Miss Hamilton was a gentle, lively woman who taught kindergarten for years before she began a career of 50 years in the theater, movies, radio and television. But she seared a fearsome image on the public consciousness in 1939 when, at the age of 36, she played the Wicked Witch, the terror of Judy Garlands long dream in the classic film of L. Frank Baums story. ↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 21, 2016. ↑ Harmetz, A. (1998). The Making of the Wizard of Oz: Movie Magic and Studio Power in the Prime of MGM, New York: Hyperion Books. p. 123 ↑ How well do you know Oz? Jacksonville.com; retrieved October 6, 2013 ↑ Harmetz, A. (1998). The Making of The Wizard of Oz: Movie Magic and Studio Power in the Prime of MGM. New York: Hyperion Books. ↑ Harmetz, Aljean; The Making of the Wizard of Oz, p. 297 ↑ Beyond Justice: Laramie (TV series), November 27, 1962. Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved November 19, 2012. ↑ 1978 Maxwell House A.D.C. Coffee TV commercial w/Margaret Hamilton as Cora the Storekeeper. YouTube. Retrieved 2013-10-13. ↑ Maxwell House ad w/Margaret Hamilton, 1978. YouTube. 2010-02-12. Retrieved 2013-10-13. ↑ watch?v=9lfS1_RpnFQ Maxwell House with Cora #1 Check _BAR_url= value (help). YouTube. 2011-12-29. Retrieved 2013-10-13. ↑ Margaret Hamilton profile, FilmReference.com; retrieved March 17, 2013. ↑ Juran, Robert A. (1995). Old Familiar Faces: The Great Character Actors and Actresses of Hollywoods Golden Era. Movie Memories Publishing. p. 109.