DOROTHYDRESS

A tag bears Judy Garland’s name on her dress from “The Wizard Of Oz,” seen Wednesday. It was given to Catholic University decades ago by actress Mercedes McCambridge, then an artist-in-residence. MUST CREDIT: Photo by Patrick G. Ryan of Catholic University

Nearly half a century ago, a story in Catholic University’s student newspaper described a “precious gift” bestowed on the school by Oscar-winning actress Mercedes McCambridge, then an artist-in-residence in the university’s drama department.

Here was a rare piece of Tinseltown memorabilia, a farm girl’s blue gingham dress, one of several — though not many — worn by Judy Garland in her role as Dorothy Gale in the classic 1939 movie “The Wizard of Oz.” It wasn’t quite the famed ruby slippers, but the garment was a fascinating artifact just the same.

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