Editing Ruby slippers (section)

===Subsequent history===
For many years, movie studios were careless with old props, costumes, scripts, and other materials, unaware of or indifferent to their increasing value as memorabilia.<ref name=NYT>{{Cite news |title=Once Movie Trash, Now Collectible |author=Larry Rohter |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=May 26, 1990 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/26/movies/once-movie-trash-now-collectible.html?pagewanted=all |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Often, workers would keep them as souvenirs without permission, aware that their employers did not particularly care.<ref name=NYT/> One of the more notorious of these was costumer [[Kent Warner]], who amassed a large private collection and supplemented his income with sales. He found the slippers in February or March 1970 while helping to set up a [[Film memorabilia#1970 MGM auction|mammoth auction of MGM props and wardrobe]].<ref name=LATimes/> They had been stored and forgotten in the basement of MGM's wardrobe department. One pair became the centerpiece of the auction. Warner kept the best pair for himself, size 5B,<ref name=LATimes2/> and apparently sold the rest.<ref name="SI2018"/>

[[File:Dorothy's Ruby Slippers, Wizard of Oz 1938.jpg|thumb|An original pair on display at the [[Smithsonian Institution]].]]
The slippers in the MGM auction (size 5C) were bought for $15,000 by a lawyer acting for an unidentified client.<ref name="Oz, Aljean Harmetz p. 308"/> This is believed to be the pair on permanent exhibition in the Popular Culture wing of the [[National Museum of American History]] at the [[Smithsonian Institution]] in [[Washington, D.C.]],<ref name="NMAH"/> though the donor insisted on anonymity.<ref name=LATimes/> Dr. [[Brent Glass]], the director of the museum, appeared on the January 23, 2008, ''[[The Oprah Winfrey Show]]'' with the slippers and informed [[Oprah Winfrey]] that "they were worn by Judy Garland during her dance routines on the Yellow Brick Road because there's felt on the bottom of these slippers."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Classic-Americana/15 |title=The Ruby Slippers Travel to Chicago |publisher=oprah.com |access-date=April 21, 2010}}</ref> However, according to Rhys Thomas, all but one pair had an orange felt on the soles.<ref name=LATimes/> This pair is undergoing rapid deterioration from aging, and the museum is raising money to fund research on preservation.<ref name="SI2018"/><ref>{{cite web |last=Domonoske |first=Camila |date=October 20, 2016 |title=Save The Ruby Slippers: Smithsonian Seeks Funds To Preserve Dorothy's Shoes |publisher=NPR |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/10/20/498666214/save-the-ruby-slippers-smithsonian-seeks-funds-to-preserve-dorothys-shoes |access-date=October 20, 2016}}</ref>

Another pair was initially owned by a Tennessee woman named Roberta Bauman (1922–2009), who got them by placing second in a National Four Star Club "Name the Best Movies of 1939" contest.<ref name=LATimes>{{Cite news |title=The Ruby Slippers: A Journey to the Land of Oz |author=Rhys Thomas |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 13, 1988 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-03-13-ca-1511-story.html}}</ref> In 1988, auction house Christie's sold them for $150,000 plus $15,000 [[buyer's premium]] to Anthony Landini. Landini worked with [[The Walt Disney Company]] to start showing them at the [[Disney's Hollywood Studios|Disney/MGM Studios]]' Florida Theme Park in the queue for [[The Great Movie Ride]], whose facade and queue area are themed after [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre|Grauman's Chinese Theater]] in Los Angeles.  They were visible at the ride's debut in 1989. Landini auctioned his pair of slippers, again at Christie's East, on May 24, 2000, for $666,000 (including the buyer's premium). They were sold to David Elkouby and his partners, who own memorabilia shops in Hollywood. Elkouby and Co. has yet to display the shoes.

The pair Warner kept, the "Witch's Shoes," was in the best condition. Warner sold the shoes in 1981 to an unknown buyer through Christie's East for $12,000. Two weeks after Landini bought his slippers, this pair resurfaced and was offered privately through Christie's to the under-bidder of the Bauman shoes, Philip Samuels of St. Louis, Missouri. Samuels bought them for the same price Landini had paid, $165,000. He has used his shoes to fund children's charities, and has lent them to the Smithsonian when their slippers are cleaned, repaired, or (previously) on tour. Auction house [[Profiles in History]] announced this pair would highlight its December 15–17, 2011 Icons of Hollywood auction.<ref name=Starpulse/> In an interview, [[Joe Maddalena]], head of Profiles in History, estimated that they would go for two to three million dollars.<ref name=Maddalena>{{cite web |url=http://www.moviepropcollectors.com/magazine/2011/11/17/video-interview-with-joe-maddalena-judy-garlands-ruby-slippers/ |title=Interview: Joe Maddalena & Judy Garland Wizard of Oz Ruby Slippers |publisher=moviepropcollectors.com |date=November 17, 2011 |access-date=November 18, 2011}}</ref><ref name=Nelson/> They were offered with a starting [[Reservation price|reserve price]] of two million dollars on December 16, 2011, but did not sell.<ref name=Profiles/> Actor [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] and other benefactors, including director [[Steven Spielberg]], made it possible for the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] to acquire the pair for an undisclosed price in February 2012 for their forthcoming museum.<ref name="SI2018"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.profilesinhistory.com/press-releases/ruby-slippers-acquired-by-academy-of-motion-picture-arts-and-sciences-dp1 |title=The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Acquires the Ruby Slippers |publisher=Profiles in History auction house |date=February 22, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428155049/http://www.profilesinhistory.com/press-releases/ruby-slippers-acquired-by-academy-of-motion-picture-arts-and-sciences-dp1 |archive-date=April 28, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ruby slippers find a new home at movie academy |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=February 22, 2012 |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2012/02/wizard-of-oz-ruby-slippers-new-home-movie-academy.html}}</ref>

Kent Warner sold one pair to Michael Shaw in 1970.<ref name=LATimes2/> These were stolen from an exhibit at the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, on the night of August 27–28, 2005.<ref name="Forbes">{{cite magazine |author=Monte Burke |date=December 3, 2008 |title=Inside The Search For Dorothy's Slippers |url=https://www.forbes.com/2008/12/03/wizard-slippers-collection-forbeslife-cx_mb_1203slippers.html |access-date=April 28, 2010 |magazine=[[Forbes]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Brooks |first=Jennifer |date=October 18, 2016 |title=What a world, what a world: Ruby slippers still missing from Minnesota's Judy Garland Museum |website=Star Tribune |url=http://www.startribune.com/what-a-world-what-a-world-stolen-ruby-slippers-still-missing-from-minnesota-s-judy-garland-museum/397525721/ |access-date=October 20, 2016}}</ref> In 2015, the [[Associated Press]] reported that an anonymous donor had offered a $1 million reward for information about the stolen slippers.<ref>{{cite news |title=$1 million reward offered for stolen Judy Garland slippers |agency=Associated Press |date=July 11, 2015 |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/958ee83929104907b80b387d92bb71e8/1-million-reward-offered-stolen-judy-garland-slippers}}</ref> On September 4, 2018, the FBI announced the stolen pair had been recovered after a 13-year search.<ref name="SI2018"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bierschbach |first1=Briana |title=No place like home: Dorothy's ruby slippers recovered |url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2018/09/04/stolen-dorthy-ruby-slippers-wizard-of-ozrecovered |website=www.mprnews.org|date=4 September 2018 }}</ref> On March 16, 2023, a federal grand jury indicted a Minnesota man on one count of theft.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/18/style/minnesota-theft-wizard-of-oz-ruby-red-slippers/index.html |title=Minnesota man indicted over theft of ruby slippers from 'The Wizard of Oz' |first1=Tina |last1=Burnside |first2=Oscar |last2=Holland |date=May 18, 2023 |publisher=[[CNN]]}}</ref> He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to time served in January 2024.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/terry-jon-martin-wizard-of-oz-ruby-slippers-thief-sentencing/ |title=Man who stole ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz" sentenced to time served|date=January 29, 2024}}</ref>  On December 7, 2024, this pair was sold at auction for $28 million by [[Heritage Auctions]] (ultimately $32.5 million after auction house's fees are included),<ref name=Nelson>{{cite news|url=https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/dorothys-ruby-slippers-from-the-wizard-of-oz-movie-sell-for-a-whopping-28-m-at-auction-1234726551/|author=George Nelson|date=December 9, 2024|title=Dorothy’s Red Ruby Slippers from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Sell for a Whopping $28 M. at Auction|work=ART News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/07/us/wizard-of-oz-ruby-slippers-auction/index.html |title=Pair of Judy Garland's ruby slippers from 'The Wizard of Oz' sell at auction for $28 million |first=Maria Sole |last=Campinoti |date=December 7, 2024 |publisher=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2024/12/09/g-s1-37429/ruby-slippers-wizard-oz-are-auction-record|date=December 9, 2024|title=Ruby slippers worn in 'The Wizard of Oz' are auctioned for a record $28 million|work=NPR}}</ref> making it the most "valuable movie memorabilia ever sold at auction," according to Heritage Auctions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gomez |first=Julia |title=Dorothy's ruby slippers featured in 'The Wizard of Oz' auction for over $30 million |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2024/12/08/ruby-slippers-auction-wizard-of-oz/76850445007/ |date=December 8, 2024 |access-date=December 9, 2024 |newspaper=USA Today |language=en-US}}</ref> Over 800 people bid on the item, including the Judy Garland Museum, attempting to buy the slippers back from Shaw, who had repossessed the pair after it had been recovered by the FBI.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-07 |title=Judy Garland's ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz" go for $28 million at auction - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judy-garland-ruby-slippers-wizard-of-oz-auction-28-million-dollars/ |access-date=2024-12-10 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

The very elaborate curled-toe "Arabian" pair was owned by actress and memorabilia preservationist [[Debbie Reynolds]]. She acknowledged she got them from Kent Warner.<ref name=LATimes2>{{Cite news |title=The Ruby Slippers: The Search for Sole Survivors |first=Rhys |last=Thomas |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 20, 1988 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-03-20-ca-2388-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110222192810/http://articles.latimes.com/1988-03-20/entertainment/ca-2388_1_ruby-slipper |archive-date=February 22, 2011 |url-status=live |access-date=November 8, 2021}}</ref> These slippers were sold for $510,000 (not including the buyer's premium) in the June 2011 auction as part of the actress's collection.<ref name=Maddalena/><ref>{{cite web |title=Debbie Reynolds Hollywood Auction Mega Success: Marilyn Monroe dress sold for $4.6 million |publisher=International Business News |date=June 20, 2011 |url=http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/166071/20110620/debbie-reynolds-marilyn-monroe-audrey-hepburn.htm}}</ref>