NEW YORK (AP) — Bert Lahr's Cowardly Lion costume from the classic film "The Wizard of Oz" has sold for more than $3 million at an auction in New York City.
The big cat outfit had been authenticated as the one Lahr wore in the 1939 film. Its face is a sculpted likeness of the late actor.
It sold at an auction of Hollywood items at Bonhams on Monday.
A spokesman for costume owner James Comisar says a secondary costume used in the film was sold at auction in recent years for close to $1 million.
Comisar has a trove of TV memorabilia from shows including "I Love Lucy" and "Lost." He has said he plans to use money from the Cowardly Lion costume sale to exhibit his collection.
