The ruby slippers were out on loan to the Grand Rapids ... Shaw purchased his pair from costume designer Kent Warner, who has been credited with finding and distributing the pairs of slippers ...

At the time of "The Wizard of Oz"‘s production, film props or costumes were typically discarded, though costume designer Kent Warner managed to salvage five pairs of the ruby slippers.

What We Originally Reported: A pair of the iconic ruby slippers from the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" is now up for auction at Heritage Auctions through Dec. 7, with the current bid at $812,500 ...

Now, a pair of the iconic Ruby Slippers Judy Garland ... has been a wild ride. The slippers sold at the auction were donated to the Smithsonian in 1979. Warner, however, had sold one pair to ...

Hollywood costumer Kent Warner had given the shoes to Shaw, who loaned them to the museum. After Shaw enlisted Heritage Auctions to sell the ruby red slippers, the auction house took the shoes ...

the ruby slippers are one of four surviving pairs worn by Garland in the classic 1939 film. They were originally uncovered — along with two other pairs — by costumer Kent Warner, who was ...

LONDON -- The ruby ... slippers used in the production are known to have survived the 85 years since the making of The Wizard of Oz in 1939. Three of the four known pairs were discovered by ...

One of four known pairs of Judy Garland’s ruby slippers from The ... acquired the pair from Kent Warner, a Hollywood costumer who discovered the slippers in an MGM warehouse shortly before ...

According to Rhys Thomas, author of “The Ruby Slippers of Oz,” a Hollywood-minded Kent Warner was hired to sort through the old garments and set up an MGM Star Wardrobe Auction. There ...

At the time of “The Wizard of Oz”‘s production, film props or costumes were typically discarded, though costume designer Kent Warner managed to salvage five pairs of the ruby slippers.

According to Rhys Thomas, author of “The Ruby Slippers of Oz,” a Hollywood-minded Kent Warner was hired to sort through the old garments and set up an MGM Star Wardrobe Auction. There ...