AUCTION. Judy Garland’s Dorothy Gale blue gingham dress from The Wizard of Oz As Dorothy Gale, was auctioned off at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills. Photo by AFP

LOS ANGELES, United States - The blue and white gingham dress worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz" in 1939 was auctioned Saturday in Beverly Hills for $480,000, Julien's auction house announced.

The dress worn by the singer of "Over the Rainbow", then aged 17, was sold through a special auction of Hollywood collectibles and memorabilia.

Other items at the auction included a jacket of Steve McQueen ($50,000), a dress worn by Julie Andrews in "The Sound of Music" ($38,400 dollars), and a watch ($15,000) and sunglasses ($16,640) worn by John Belushi in "The Blues Brothers." - Agence France-Presse