Buddy Ebsen was originally cast as the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz, but repeated exposure to aluminum powder makeup left him struggling to breathe and sent him to the hospital. His daughter later ...

Buddy Ebsen, who would later star on 'The Beverly Hillbillies,' filmed as the Tin Man for just 10 days before he was hospitalized for respiratory issues In The Wizard of Oz, the Tin Man famously sings ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "The internet wants to make such a scandal of this," Fricke says. "'They tried to kill the Tin Man. They tried to kill the Witch.