Grand Rapids, Minnesota, where the late actress was born in 1922, is fundraising at its annual Judy Garland festival.
Ruby slippers once worn by Judy Garland in the"The Wizard of Oz," are displayed at the FBI office in Brooklyn Center, Minn., on Sept. 4, 2018.rand Rapids, Minn. — The Minnesota hometown of Judy Garland, the actress who wore a pair of ruby slippers in “The Wizard of Oz,” is raising money to purchase the prized footwear after it was stolen from a local museum and then later turned over to an auction company., which kicks off Thursday.
Dallas-based Heritage Auctions received the slippers from Michael Shaw, the memorabilia collector who originally owned the iconic shoes. Shaw had loaned them in 2005 to the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.
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