raymond wallace bolger was the scarecrow in wizard of oz.
raymond wallace bolger was the scarecrow in wizard of oz.
who was the scarecrow in wizard of oz?
raymond wallace bolger
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bullet::::- the scarecrow is also a minor character in author gregory maguire's revisionist novel "" and is made a more prominent character in its broadway musical adaptation "wicked". in the musical, the scarecrow is revealed to be the remnants of fiyero after he was captured by the wizard's officials, but made impervious to injury by elphaba's incomplete spell. the fiyero-scarecrow executes a plan to save elphaba through using the rumor that water will melt her; thus she stays alive and the two move out of oz. this has no basis in the book other than that in the final scenes elphaba hopes that the scarecrow is really her beloved fiyero in disguise, which is proven to be a false hope when he is attacked and she sees that he is nothing but straw. the scarecrow is featured more prominently in "son of a witch", maguire's sequel to "wicked". in that novel, the scarecrow helps the witch's son liir avoid political turmoil in the emerald city after the wizard's departure. later, various powerful interests place a different scarecrow on the throne of oz to serve as a puppet ruler; the suggestion is that most residents of oz are unable to distinguish one scarecrow from another. in the musical, the fiyero-scarecrow's appearance and style of walking are based on bolger's portrayal of the scarecrow in the 1939 film.
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