Here are some facts: 1. Songwriters make some of their income from mechanical royalties. In the US, the royalty used to be 8.5 cents per song per unit (CD) sold. On January 1st, 2006 it became 9.10 cents. An album that sells 500,000 copies in 2006, would give the songwriter $45,500 per song.
Dorothyâs Ruby Slippers, 1938. Sixteen-year-old Judy Garland wore these sequined shoes as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. In the original book by L. Frank Baum, Dorothyâs magic slippers are silver; for the Technicolor movie, they were changed to ruby red to show up more vividly against the yellow-brick road.
The first full-length feature films in color were Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz - both out in 1939. Buddy Ebson was slated as the 1st Tin Man. I believe the first full feature color film was The Wizard of Oz made in 1939, it was a break through back then. The actor that plays the tin man is also the second man to play him, the first had to be hosptalized because he inhaled to much silver dust. Hope this helps, have a great day.