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Show i f f Tf m if m gi'n n,! 1 T nr I n r s f TV Salt Lake Tribune, Friday, Marrh 1 fa r ij A1 Cohn Nowsday Writer NKW YORK -- After 50 years as a versatile character actress, Margaret Hamilton is indelibly etched in the publics mind as a dual personality: the Wicked Witch of The Wizard of Oz., and Cora, the shopkeeper who sells Maxwell House coffee in TV commercials. After spending a recent morning with Miss Hamilton at her apartment in the Gramerey Park section of Manhattan, the interviewer came away with two clear impressions: She is tiK) soft-spoke- and n pleasant to qualify as a wicked witch, and she brews a terrific cup of coffee. It may be too she said after strong, preparing it with great care, but that's nothing. My sister liked coffee as we used to say in the strong enough family to walk out by itself. Miss Hamilton holds a attitude about her unforgettable image as a witch Which is fortunate. Since Oz was made in 1939, the movie has been re good-humor- ure has hardly hurt the actress. She has worked steadily in radio, TV, movies and the theater in a wide range of roles, most recently gaining excellent notices in several Brooklyn Academy of Music-stagproductions. Cleveland Native Born in Cleveland, Miss Hamilton taught kindergarten there briefher ly before starting acting career. She developed a love for the stage in high school (where she portrayed the that were producers turning you down for the part after "Wizard of () they might say, Trouble is, the audience will think of the witch" when they set the you This hasn't case. Hamilton No. it hasnt, although there have exceptions mostly, when there have certain kinds of in first witch Miss Macbeth). Hamilton, who is divorced, lives alone. She was a son who lives with his wife and three children in Princeton, N J. Q: I guess you can't get away from the Wicked Witch of "Oz" and Cora, the coffee maven. I)oes that bother you? Hamilton: Its true that it seems if one isn't one, the other is. The only time I get away from either of them at all is when Pm doing something else. Its interesting, though, when you lx-e- : lx-e- lx-e- commercials they And wanted done. Ill tell you one thing that Ive found out. I cant walk on stage with a broom. I dont care what kind of a part I'm playing. Q: That can if youre playing a housekeeper. Very Careful Free Workshop Set at School yi(jimriiiiinni.ilJiiyii(iiTiijmayr A think of it, that Wizard is shown only once a year, yet it always seems to have the same impact. I dont really mind either one (Cora or the witch) As far as doing Cora or 1 any commercials think theyre one of the hardest things that actors do, because they're so precise, so exact and so difficult when youre doing them. They only run 57 seconds, but it takes all day to do one. Witch Image You once feared (J: vived at regular intervals. But then, the expos- yi rsi' 31, 1978 'Oz Witch Brews Great Coffee By f'fruiiniiiiryi play mined at this moment, dont leave that in. Call me an old anything, but not an old witch because there are all kinds of audience reactions. Q: How do you feel alxiut the stigma of being the quintessential witch, especially in light of the feminist movements fight against this kind of prejudice and No Stigma Hamilton: I dont really feel that its a stigma. I think its something that children have been terribly afraid of. The fascinating thing to n.e is most children are afraid the first time they sec "Wizard, because very often parents let them see it tx early, I wish they'd wait until they were 4 or 5, or even 6. 1 didnt let my son see it until he was 9 or 10, he saw a little bit of it at a birthday party. But he left. He didnt care for it. On Q tfeeKi Halloween, do you handle who know that theyre knocking at the Today! door of Margaret Hamilton Hamilton fxits of children from the area come, and they get a big kick out of it because they know that I live here. And weve talked (at other times), and Ive seen most of the children and know them. But on Halloween it's something else, and I leave candy out like everyone does tor trick-or-trea- m COMING SOON! .m tP hr ti sty 1 suu; yji n szj "GREASE tfteefcs "1900" Ingrid Bergman & Humphrey Bogart "COMING HOME And they t. all giggle and get excited CASABLANCA HEAVEN CAN WAIT "LORD OF THE RINGS a Unit it. What I do very often, unless they're real- ly little. I'll say, Who is in my own voice. If a it?" parent answers that it's one of the neighbors w ith a child. I'll say (in cackling voice), Well. well, well!" And they'll open the dixir, and they just love that idea. CASEYS SHADOW IS 0 Call to place your 237-200- A BIG WINNER" Rona Barrett. ABC TV Want Ads "CASEYS SHADOW IS CAPTIVATING Time Magazine THE SURPRISE PICTURE OF THE YEAR. Gene Shalit, NBC CASEYS SHADOW ... AND BREATHTAKINGLY BEAUTIFUL Hamilton: And so, very careful. You youre Under the auspices the Salt Lake Council for the Arts, Fairs pace, The Dancing Theatre will present a dont use a broom. Also, there was a line in one of workshop for the Jackson Elementary 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the "Jackson Elementary School, 750 W. 2nd North. 1 The workshop, which is free to the public, will feature Randy Milligan's puppet theater, mimist Gregg Goldston, musicians and artists. multi-art- APPEALING, SASSY FILM ... ELEGANT AND Bill Gallo, Rocky Mountain News cHJGHmND the Brooklyn Academy plays. Someone gets very angry about me and calls me an old witch. And I told the producers that unless they wanted their :rr cncmr; WHO SAYS NICE GUYS FINISH LAST ? Music by Dr. John and die Allman brothers iirjl!.Jjflr WALTER MATTHAU CASEYS SHADOW t, a J CUNT EASTWOOD ROBERT WEBBER. 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