Full Text of HR0300 95th General Assembly
HR0300 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to encourage and support the | 4 |
| nomination of "The Munchkins", from the timeless children's | 5 |
| classic "The Wizard of Oz" (1939), for induction into the | 6 |
| Hollywood Walk of Fame; and
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| WHEREAS, The movie "The Wizard of Oz" is based on L. Frank | 8 |
| Baum's novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", which was first | 9 |
| published in 1900 by the George M. Hill Company in Chicago, | 10 |
| Illinois, and The Munchkins are among its most recognized and | 11 |
| beloved characters; and
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| WHEREAS, Following the success of "The Wizard of Oz", The | 13 |
| Munchkins have become a permanent fixture in the entertainment | 14 |
| world, as adaptations and variations on the role they made | 15 |
| famous have appeared time-and-time again in books, plays, | 16 |
| television, and movies over the past seven decades, including | 17 |
| "Return to Oz" (1964, television), "We're Off to See the | 18 |
| Munchkins" (1993, film); "The Muppets' Wizard of Oz" (2005, | 19 |
| television); and "Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked | 20 |
| Witch of the West" (1995, Harper Collins); and
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| WHEREAS, Members of the original Munchkins continue to | 22 |
| entertain their legions of fans by appearing at yearly |
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| festivals held all over the country celebrating their role and | 2 |
| the film The American Film Institute has recognized as one of | 3 |
| the greatest films ever made, including each of the past four | 4 |
| years at the annual Wizard of Oz Film Festival held at the | 5 |
| Hollywood Boulevard Cinema in Woodridge, Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Recognized all over the world, there are few | 7 |
| people anywhere that do not know the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, | 8 |
| the Cowardly Lion, the Wicked Witch, and of course, the famous | 9 |
| Munchkins; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 |
| believe that due to the preeminence of the film "The Wizard of | 13 |
| Oz" in American cinematic history, and the importance of the | 14 |
| worldwide iconic status of The Munchkins, that they should be | 15 |
| honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; and be it | 16 |
| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to the surviving representatives of the Munchkins and | 19 |
| to officials from the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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