Margaret Hamilton – The Wizard of Oz
Margaret Hamilton, who played the Wicked Witch of the West, suffered second-degree burns on her face and hand when the trap door behind a pyrotechnic effect malfunctioned. In The Making of Wizard of Oz: Movie Magic and Studio Power in the Prime of MGM Hamilton recalls coming back to set after six weeks of recuperating. “My face was all right. I could put makeup on it. But not the hand. All the nerves in my hand were still exposed. Instead of makeup on my hands I was going to wear green gloves.” According to Hamilton, director Victor Fleming said, “Well, anyway, we have the film on your disappearance, and it was a great shot!”