HAPPY BIRTHDAY! John Joseph Jack Haley (August 10, 1898 – - TopicsExpress



          

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! John Joseph Jack Haley (August 10, 1898 – June 6, 1979) was an American stage, radio, and film actor best known for his portrayal of the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer hired Haley for The Wizard of Oz after another song-and-dance comic, Buddy Ebsen, who was originally set to play the Tin Man, suffered a nearly fatal reaction from inhaling the aluminum dust makeup. The makeup was switched to a paste to avoid causing the same reaction for Haley. The makeup did cause an eye infection, however, which caused Haley to miss four days of filming, but treatment prevented permanent damage. Haley also portrayed the Tin Mans Kansas counterpart, Hickory, one of Aunt Em and Uncle Henrys farmhands. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 14:57:26 +0000

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