The Cowardly Lion costume from the classic film The Wizard of Oz and the piano from the movie Casablanca each sold for over $3 million at a New York City auction (all prices in U.S. dollars).

The lion costume made of real animal skin and worn in the 1939 film classic The Wizard of Oz sold at an auction Friday for $700,000 US ($810,495 Cdn).

In both the original Wizard of Oz book and the 1939 classic, the only part of the Wicked Witch of the East we see is her two lifeless legs sticking out from under Dorothy’s house, still wearing ...

Oct. 4—The characters of "The Wizard of Oz" are some of the most recognizable in film history, and recreating their memorable costumes is part of the annual OZtoberFest in Wamego. OZtoberFest ...

READ MORE: Cowardly Lion costume from ‘Wizard of Oz’ to be auctioned The big cat outfit, which went for just over $3 million, had been authenticated as the one Bert Lahr wore in the 1939 film.