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Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion, Jack Haley as the Tin Man, Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow, Judy Garland as Dorothy, and Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch in a stone-walled room from The Wizard of Oz. The Wizard of Oz (1939) Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow, Jack Haley as the Tin Man, Judy Garland as Dorothy, and Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion run arm in arm through a field of poppies in The Wizard of Oz. Illustration by W.W. Denslow showing Dorothy comforting the Cowardly Lion on a yellow brick road, with Toto, the Tin Woodsman, and the Scarecrow nearby in a forest.
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Cowardly Lion

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Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion, Jack Haley as the Tin Man, Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow, Judy Garland as Dorothy, and Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch in a stone-walled room from The Wizard of Oz.
scene from The Wizard of Oz (From left) the Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr), the Tin Man (Jack Haley), the Scarecrow (Ray Bolger), Dorothy (Judy Garland), and the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) in The Wizard of Oz (1939).

The Cowardly Lion is a fictional character from L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He is one of Dorothy's companions on her journey to the Emerald City, alongside the Scarecrow and the Tin Man. The Cowardly Lion desires courage from the Wizard of Oz.12

In the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, the character was famously portrayed by actor Bert Lahr. Lahr's performance, despite the challenges of his costume, is widely considered a highlight of the film. The character's desire for courage and his eventual realization of his inner bravery are central to his story arc.32

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