Jack Haley

Jack Haley

John Joseph "Jack" Haley (August 10, 1898 – June 6, 1979) was an American stage, radio, and film actor best known for his portrayal of the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz. In the same film, he also played Hickory, one of the three farmhands that Dorothy, in her dream, re-imagines as the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion, respectively.

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    Children who are not spoken to by live and responsive adults will not learn to speak properly. Children who are not answered will stop asking questions. They will become incurious. And children who are not told stories and who are not read to will have few reasons for wanting to learn to read.
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