query: where did the wizard of oz first premier

pos: The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) at the Strand Theatre in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, on August 12. The Hollywood premiere was on August 15, 1939, at Grauman's Chinese Theatre. The New York City premiere, held at Loew's Capitol Theatre on August 17, 1939, was followed by a live performance with Garland and her frequent film co-star Mickey Rooney. They continued to perform there after each screening for a week, extended in Rooney's case for a second week and in Garland's to three (with "Oz" co-stars Ray Bolger and Bert Lahr replacing Rooney for the third and final week). The film opened nationwide on August 25, 1939. According

neg: Land of Oz Land of Oz The fictional Land of Oz is a magical country first introduced in the classic children's novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900). Oz consists of four vast quadrants, the Gillikin Country in the north, Quadling Country in the south, Munchkin Country in the east and Winkie Country in the west. Each province has its own ruler, but the realm itself has always been ruled by a single monarch. After "The Marvelous Land of Oz", this monarch is Princess Ozma. Originally, Baum did not intend for "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" to have any sequels, but it achieved

neg: Wizard of Oz (character) This did not please the readers, and in "Ozma of Oz", although the character did not appear, Baum described Ozma's abduction without including the Wizard as part of it. The Wizard returns in the novel "Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz". With Dorothy and the boy Zeb, he falls through a crack in the earth; in their underground journey, he acts as their guide and protector. Oz explains that his real name is Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs. To shorten this name, he used only his initials (O.Z.P.I.N.H.E.A.D.), but since they spell out the word "pinhead,"

neg: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (comics) The series did not continue beyond the sixth Oz book. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (comics) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2005) is a collection of three stories adapting the L.Frank Baum novel of the same name, written by David Chauvel with art by Enrique Fernandez First time published in French by Delcourt (2005), the album in English was published in the USA by Image Comics, on January 2, 2007 Its art inspired American artist's Skottie Young design for the adaptation he made 2009. for Marvel, with Fernandez sharing that Young admitted he had Spanish's comics on the desk while

neg: Jellia Jamb has not proven a major figure in Oz adaptations. Glenna Vaughn is the first person credited with the role, who did not appear in any silent versions, in "The Land of Oz" (1932). Some fans like to think that the Wash and Brush-Up girl portrayed by Lois January in "The Wizard of Oz" (1939) is Jellia, while "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" anime portrayed her as a woman of middle age. She appears in "The Wonderful Land of Oz" (1969) to do the translation bit, but her role in the climax is eliminated, and the actor, a day player, went

neg: Return to Oz (1964 film) same name. The plot is virtually a retelling of the storyline of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"; however, as this is a sequel to the animated series "Tales of the Wizard of Oz", in which Dorothy and the gang went through an entirely different series of adventures, this adventure is new to them all. All of Dorothy's friends become trapped in the situations they were in when she first met them, meaning they all must visit the Wizard as they did in the pilot for the TV series. Dorothy receives a letter from the Scarecrow, called Socrates in the special,

neg: Cheech Wizard around the Syracuse University campus (where Bodé was attending school). Cheech Wizard stories ran in the "Funny Pages" of "National Lampoon" magazine in almost every issue from 1971 to 1975. The first Cheech Wizard collection was published in 1972 by the San Francisco-based underground publisher Company & Sons. All the Cheech Wizard stories were later collected and reprinted in two volumes by Fantagraphics Books. Cheech Wizard was revived by Bodé's son Mark Bodé in "The Lizard of Oz" (Fantagraphics, 2004), a send-up of "The Wizard of Oz" based on an original concept by Vaughn Bodé. The Wizard wears a very

neg: Wizard of Oz experiment the name stuck." (Cited by permission.) There is also a passing reference to planned use of the "Wizard of Oz experiments" in a 1982 proceedings paper by Ford and Smith. One fact, presented in Kelley's dissertation, about the etymology of the term in this context: Dr. Kelley did originally have a definition for the “OZ” acronym (aside from the obvious parallels with the 1900 book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum). “Offline Zero” was a reference to the fact that an experimenter (the “Wizard”) was interpreting the users’ inputs in real time during the simulation phase. Similar

neg: Copyright status of The Wizard of Oz and related works in the United States Oz books, and it would be the first of many. Alexander Volkov's six Oz books were published in the Soviet Union, so they are subject to Russian copyright law. The first book – "The Wizard of the Emerald City" – was published in 1939, when "The Wizard of Oz" was still copyrighted. "The Wizard of the Emerald City" is an adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz", borrowing liberally from the original book without even crediting Baum. The subsequent four books were published between 1963 and 1970, and the last one – "The Secret of the Deserted Castle" – was published

neg: Copyright status of The Wizard of Oz and related works in the United States in 1980. At the time of publication, "The Wizard of Oz" and "The Land of Oz" were in the public domain, but the other Oz books were still copyrighted. However, Volkov's books are mostly original sequels to "The Wizard of the Emerald City", so whether they are infringing or not is difficult to say. Barely any of the elements from later Oz books are featured in Volkov's works, so most likely they were not infringing. The Soviet Union did not have international copyright relations until 1973, when it joined the 1971 Paris version of the Universal Copyright Convention. This meant

neg: Adaptations of The Wizard of Oz all of which are considered "official" sequels or prequels to "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". In addition, the following books use the Oz milieu as settings for their tales: Kevin Scott Collier. "The Wonderful Animated World of the Wizard of Oz: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly!" CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018. Adaptations of The Wizard of Oz "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a 1900 children's novel written by American author L. Frank Baum. Since its first publication in 1900, it has been adapted many times: for film, television, theatre, books, comics, games, and other media. Many of

neg: The Wizard of Oz (1942 musical) The Wizard of Oz (1942 musical) The Wizard of Oz is a musical commissioned by the St. Louis Municipal Opera (The Muny) based on the novel, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum and the 1939 film, "The Wizard of Oz" and using the film's songs by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg. The book of the musical is by Frank Gabrielson, who would later write an adaptation of "The Marvelous Land of Oz" for Shirley Temple (1960). The musical was first presented in 1942 at The Muny and has been revived many times thereafter, both by The Muny

neg: Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz people live the "high life." Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz (1939) is the thirty-third in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors, and the nineteenth and last written by Ruth Plumly Thompson. It was illustrated by John R. Neill. The phrase "The Wizard of Oz" was included in the title to coincide with the MGM film "The Wizard of Oz", which was released the same year the book was published. As such, the focus of the story is on characters who appeared in the first book. Thompson

neg: Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz (1939) is the thirty-third in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors, and the nineteenth and last written by Ruth Plumly Thompson. It was illustrated by John R. Neill. The phrase "The Wizard of Oz" was included in the title to coincide with the MGM film "The Wizard of Oz", which was released the same year the book was published. As such, the focus of the story is on characters who appeared in the first book. Thompson focuses the book most strongly

neg: Oz Before the Rainbow Oz Before the Rainbow Oz Before the Rainbow is a book written by Mark Evan Swartz in 2000 chronicling the early stage and film versions of "The Wizard of Oz", before the 1939 movie, as well as an album featuring music from the early stage versions. Half of the book is devoted to the 1902 stage musical of "The Wizard of Oz" that Baum adapted from his book, with substantial revisions by the director and producer. The adaptation was a tremendous success, first in Chicago, then on Broadway, where it ran for two years, and then on tour for an

neg: Toto (Oz) native to Oz, did. In subsequent books, other animals gained the ability to speak upon reaching Oz or similar lands, but he remained speechless. In "Tik-Tok of Oz", continuity is restored: he reveals that he is able to talk, just like other animals in the Land of Oz, and simply chooses not to. In "The Lost Princess of Oz", he often talks continuously. Other major appearances include "The Road to Oz", "The Emerald City of Oz", "Grampa in Oz" and "The Magical Mimics in Oz", in which he is the first to recognize the Mimics. In "The Wonderful Wizard of

neg: The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True (Joel Grey) toward the end with a pleasant "Thank you from the bottom of my heart!". The Wizard did not depart from the Emerald City inside a hot-air balloon due to being in the same scene as Glinda the Good Witch. The performance was originally broadcast November 22 on both TNT and TBS, and issued on CD and VHS video in 1996. The video has not yet been released on DVD. Both the CD and video are currently out-of-print. The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True is a 1995

neg: The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) best films of 1939. Roger Ebert chose it as one of his Great Films, writing that ""The Wizard of Oz" has a wonderful surface of comedy and music, special effects and excitement, but we still watch it six decades later because its underlying story penetrates straight to the deepest insecurities of childhood, stirs them and then reassures them." Writer Salman Rushdie acknowledged ""The Wizard of Oz" was my very first literary influence" in his 2002 musings about the film. He has written: "When I first saw "The Wizard of Oz", it made a writer of me." His first short story,

neg: The Wizard of Oz (pinball) The Wizard of Oz (pinball) The Wizard of Oz is a Jersey Jack Pinball, Inc. pinball machine designed by Joe Balcer and released in April 2013. It is the first US pinball machine with an LCD in the back box as well as the first one to have color on the monitor produced in the US since the Pinball 2000 games. Although it is not the first pinball machine with a LCD worldwide because MarsaPlay in Spain manufactured a remake of Inder's original "Canasta" titled "New Canasta", with an LCD screen in the backbox in 2010. "The Wizard of Oz"

neg: Copyright status of The Wizard of Oz and related works in the United States the public domain until 2019. By 2030, all of them will be in the public domain. Thompson did not renew the copyright on her last five canonical books: "The Wishing Horse of Oz", "Captain Salt in Oz", "Handy Mandy in Oz", "The Silver Princess in Oz", and "Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz". Thus, these books entered the public domain 28 years after publication, between 1963 and 1967. Congress amended the copyright law in 1992 so there would subsequently be automatic renewals of copyright. Therefore, the copyright on Thompson's deutero-canonical books "Yankee in Oz" (published in 1972) and "The Enchanted

neg: Wizard of Oz (character) a great sorcerer. As Oz had no leadership at the time, he became Supreme Ruler of the kingdom, and did his best to sustain the myth. He leaves Oz at the end of the novel, again in a hot air balloon. After the Wizard's departure, the Scarecrow is briefly enthroned, until Princess Ozma (the rightful hereditary ruler of Oz) is freed from the witch Mombi at the end of "The Marvelous Land of Oz." In "The Marvelous Land of Oz", the Wizard is described as having usurped the throne of King Pastoria and handed over the baby princess to Mombi.

neg: Frank Joslyn Baum Frank Joslyn Baum Frank Joslyn Baum (December 3, 1883 – December 2, 1958) was a lawyer, soldier, writer, and film producer, and the first president of The International Wizard of Oz Club. He is best known as the author of "To Please a Child" (a biography of his father, L. Frank Baum) (1962) and "The Laughing Dragon of Oz" (1936). He was involved in the production of "Wizard of Oz" (1925), and "The Wizard of Oz" (1933), for which he also received writing credit, after which he sold "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" film rights to Samuel Goldwyn. His attempt

neg: The Tin Woodman of Oz even when the parts of their body are separated from each other.) Without a heart, the Tin Woodman felt he could no longer love Nimmie Amee and he left her. Dorothy and the Scarecrow found him after he had rusted in the forest (an event related in "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz") and went with him to the Emerald City where the Wizard gave him a heart. Woot suggests that the heart may have made him kind, but it did not make him loving, or he would have returned to Nimmie Amee. This shames the Tin Woodman and inspires him

neg: Adaptations of The Wizard of Oz Adaptations of The Wizard of Oz "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a 1900 children's novel written by American author L. Frank Baum. Since its first publication in 1900, it has been adapted many times: for film, television, theatre, books, comics, games, and other media. Many of the television programs cited in this list are not strict adaptions of "The Wizard of Oz"; rather, they have reinterpreted aspects of the book, such as characters and plot, to create sequels, prequels or side-plots, which are inspired by Baum's original text. There are over 40 canonical Oz books, including 14 by Baum,

neg: Tales of the Wizard of Oz Tales of the Wizard of Oz Tales of the Wizard of Oz is a 1961 animated television series produced by Crawley Films for Videocraft (later known as Rankin/Bass Productions). This is the second animated series produced by the studio, and the first by Rankin/Bass to feature traditional animation. The series features stories derived from characters created in L. Frank Baum's book "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". Several characters are given additional names, including Dandy the Cowardly Lion, Rusty the Tin Man, and Socrates the Scarecrow. Artistic renditions of the Oz characters created for this series were later featured in the

neg: Copyright status of The Wizard of Oz and related works in the United States owned the rights to adapt all of Baum's books except "The Wizard of Oz", but this did not matter because by 1985 both "The Land of Oz" and "Ozma of Oz" were in the public domain. The only element that "Return to Oz" used from the 1939 movie was the ruby slippers – in the book, the slippers were silver. The ruby slippers had become so iconic due to the MGM movie, Disney paid handsomely for the rights to use them. The 2013 film "Oz the Great and Powerful" was technically a prequel to the 1939 movie, but it was

neg: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", which MGM did on June 3, 1938, from Sam Goldwyn for $75,000. Hits in 1939 included "The Wizard of Oz", "Boys Town" and "Gone with the Wind", starring Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara and Clark Gable as Rhett Butler. Although "Gone With the Wind" was produced by Selznick International Pictures, it was distributed by MGM as part of a deal for producer David O. Selznick, Mayer's son-in-law, to obtain the services of Gable as well as financial assistance to complete the film. While "The Wizard of Oz" was a critical hit, the film took 20

neg: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz continued to include these faces on gates. Baum did not offer any conclusive proof that he intended his novel to be a political allegory. Historian Ranjit S. Dighe wrote that for 60 years after the book's publication, "virtually nobody" had such an interpretation until Henry Littlefield, a high-school teacher. In his 1964 "American Quarterly" article, "The Wizard of Oz: Parable on Populism", Littlefield posited that the book contained an allegory of the late 19th-century bimetallism debate regarding monetary policy. Littlefield's thesis achieved some support, but has been strenuously attacked by others. "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" has become an established

neg: Political interpretations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Political interpretations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Political interpretations of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" include treatments of the modern fairy tale (written by L. Frank Baum and first published in 1900) as an allegory or metaphor for the political, economic, and social events of America in the 1890s. Scholars have examined four quite different versions of Oz: the novel of 1900, the Broadway play of 1901, the Hollywood film of 1939, and the numerous follow-up Oz novels written after 1900 by Baum and others. The political interpretations focus on the first three, and emphasize the close relationship between

neg: The Wizard of Oz (1902 musical) by the popular play. The Wizard was presented as various ethnic stock character stereotypes, depending upon who played him. He was assisted by Sir Wiley Gyle and General Riskitt. David L. Greene and Dick Martin erroneously captioned a picture of General Riskitt as "Sir Wiley Gyle" in "The Oz Scrapbook", and Donald Abbott carried this mistake over into his illustrations for "How the Wizard Saved Oz". The animals in the play, including the Cowardly Lion, did not speak, based on pantomime tradition. Although the lion costume was realistic, far more so than Bert Lahr's in the MGM film, his main

neg: Copyright status of The Wizard of Oz and related works in the United States Oz novels. "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was published in 1900, and was the first to enter the public domain in "1956". This allowed Reilly & Lee, the publisher of all the other Oz books (as well as Baum's other books) to issue their own edition of "The Wizard of Oz", which had previously been published by George M. Hill Company and later by the Bobbs Merill Company after Hill went bankrupt.. "The Marvelous Land of Oz", which was published in 1904, followed suit and entered public domain in 1960. All of Baum's subsequent Oz books, published between 1907 and

neg: Cowardly Lion to have assisted the Wizard of Oz in killing the Royal Family of Oz when the Wizard first came to power, but initially spared the princess Ozma as she reminded him of his own daughter. When Ozma learns of her past and assumes her role as leader of Oz, she punishes Eammon by condemning him to be trapped in the form of a beast, turning him into a Lion due to the lion mask he wore when killing her family. The Cowardly Lion appears in the "Once Upon a Time" episode "Where Bluebirds Fly." Though he doesn't speak, the Cowardly

neg: The Muppets' Wizard of Oz she embarks on a journey with Toto on the yellow brick road to meet the Wizard of Oz, who lives in the Emerald City, the capital of Oz. On her journey, she meets three creatures: a Scarecrow (Kermit), a Tin Thing (Gonzo), and a Cowardly Lion (Fozzie). They are also seeking the Wizard of Oz to give them a brain, heart, and courage, respectively. The group meets various obstacles involving a deep gorge where the Kalidah Critics (Statler and Waldorf) are heckling them and a Poppy Field Club run by Clifford which nearly puts them to sleep. After arriving at

neg: The Wizard of Oz (album) The Wizard of Oz (album) The Wizard of Oz, subtitled "Live Australian Cast Recording" is a cast recording of the 2001 Australian production of the stage musical "The Wizard of Oz", featuring Nikki Webster. It was nominated for the 2002 ARIA Award for Best Cast or Show Album. In 2001 an Australian musical theatre staging of "The Wizard of Oz", an adaptation of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" toured the country. It was directed by Nancye Hayes with Peter Casey as musical director. It ran from November 2001 until December 2002 and featured Nikki Webster as Dorothy. "The Wizard of

neg: Eric Shanower Baum. Other Oz projects include his illustrations for "Paradox in Oz" and "The Living House of Oz" by Edward Einhorn. He wrote adaptations of L. Frank Baum's first six original Oz novels for Marvel Comics, illustrated by artist Skottie Young. The first, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was released in a hardcover collection on September 2, 2009. The follow-up, "The Marvelous Land of Oz" began in November 2009 as an 8 issue monthly comic series, while the third mini i.e. "Ozma of Oz" began in November 2010. The fourth and fifth books, "Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz" and "The

neg: Land of Oz of emerald or other green materials. The Wizard was a young man when he first arrived in Oz, and grew old while he was there. Afraid of the Wicked Witches of the West and the East, who, unlike him, could do real magic, the Wizard hid away in a room of his palace and refused to see visitors. He lived in this way until the arrival of Dorothy in the first book. In "The Marvelous Land of Oz" the prehistory was changed slightly. Glinda, the Good Witch of the South, reveals that the Wizard usurped the previous king of Oz

neg: Political interpretations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Oz]." Kassinger, in her book "Gold: From Greek Myth to Computer Chips", purports that "The Wizard symbolizes bankers who support the gold standard and oppose adding silver to it... Only Dorothy's "silver" slippers can take her home to Kansas," meaning that by Dorothy not realizing that she had the silver slippers the whole time, Dorothy, or "the westerners", never realized they already had a viable currency of the people. Political interpretations of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Political interpretations of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" include treatments of the modern fairy tale (written by L. Frank Baum and first published

neg: The Wizard of Oz on television during commercials. Angela Lansbury also narrated a documentary about the making of the film, originally entitled "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic" and years later retitled "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic". It was first shown immediately after the movie's 1990 telecast, and is included as a supplement on all the DVD releases beginning with the 1999 DVD release. Jack Haley, Jr., the documentary's director, was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work. When shown on Turner Classic Movies, "The Wizard of Oz" was usually hosted by TCM host Robert Osborne.

neg: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (comics) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (comics) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2005) is a collection of three stories adapting the L.Frank Baum novel of the same name, written by David Chauvel with art by Enrique Fernandez First time published in French by Delcourt (2005), the album in English was published in the USA by Image Comics, on January 2, 2007 Its art inspired American artist's Skottie Young design for the adaptation he made 2009. for Marvel, with Fernandez sharing that Young admitted he had Spanish's comics on the desk while working on his own designs. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

neg: The Wizard of Oz (2011 musical) much better than you'd find at a decent pantomime". "The Oxford Times" reviewed the production during Evans's first week (in May 2011) replacing the vacationing Hope, calling the show "hugely enjoyable" and commenting of Evans: "Such is her success in the role that it would be hard to imagine anyone could consider they were getting second-best." The Wizard of Oz (2011 musical) The Wizard of Oz is a musical based on the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz", with a book adapted by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Jeremy Sams. The musical uses the Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg songs

neg: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz is the fourth book set in the Land of Oz written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by John R. Neill. It was published on June 18, 1908 and reunites Dorothy with the humbug Wizard from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900). This is one of only two of the original fourteen Oz books (the other being "The Emerald City of Oz" (1910), to be illustrated with watercolor paintings. Baum, having resigned himself to writing a series of Oz books, set up elements of this book in the

neg: Michael Patrick Hearn errors in previous biographies, many based on Frank Joslyn Baum's out of print and largely mythological "To Please a Child". As an Oz and L. Frank Baum scholar, he also edited "The Critical Heritage Edition of the Wizard of Oz" for Schocken Books (1986), wrote the introduction to the first published version of the screenplay of "The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)". He appears in the documentaries "Oz: the American Fairyland" and "Matilda Joslyn Gage" (1983), credited as an "Authority on L. Frank Baum". He gave the keynote address at the Centennial convention of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" mounted

neg: Land of Oz that witches and wizards can be both good and evil, unlike the evil witches that Dorothy had been told of. That book contained only the four witches (besides the humbug wizard), but despite Ozma's prohibition on magic, many more magicians feature in later works. Baum tended to capitalize the word "Witch" when referring to the Witches of the North, South, East or West, but did not do so when referring to witches in general. For example, in the aforementioned first scene of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", Locasta (or Tattypoo) thanks Dorothy for killing the "Wicked Witch of the East",

neg: Toto (Oz) Toto (Oz) Toto is a fictional dog in L. Frank Baum's "Oz" series of children's books, and works derived from them. His name is pronounced with a long "O", a homophone of "toe toe". He was originally a small terrier drawn by W. W. Denslow for the first edition of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900). He reappears in numerous adaptations, such as "The Wizard of Oz" (1939), "The Wiz" (1978) and "Return to Oz" (1985). Toto belongs to Dorothy Gale, the heroine of the first and many subsequent books. In the first book, he never spoke, although other animals,

neg: Emerald City its described as "Oz, seen through the eyes of Raymond Chandler". Emerald City The Emerald City (sometimes called the City of Emeralds) is the capital city of the fictional Land of Oz in L. Frank Baum's Oz books, first described in "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900). Located in the center of the Land of Oz, the Emerald City is the end of the famous yellow brick road, which starts in Munchkin Country. In the center of the Emerald City is the Royal Palace of Oz. In the first book, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900), the walls are green,

neg: Wizard of Oz (character) Wizard of Oz (character) Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs (also known as the Wizard of Oz and, during his reign, as Oz, the Great and Terrible) is a fictional character in the Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum. The character was further popularized by a stage play and several movies, most famously the classic 1939 movie, as well as the 2013 prequel adaption. The Wizard is one of the characters in "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." Unseen for most of the novel, he is the ruler of the Land of Oz and

neg: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz historian of Oz, there are several incongruities throughout the series that do not match up across the entire canon. Some of these were later reconciled by modern stories. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz is the fourth book set in the Land of Oz written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by John R. Neill. It was published on June 18, 1908 and reunites Dorothy with the humbug Wizard from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900). This is one of only two of the original fourteen Oz books (the other being "The Emerald City

neg: Allen Wolf heavy issues with a light touch. It’s easy to see this being adapted into an enjoyable movie.” Wolf is developing two novels based on The Wizard of Oz. The first is "The Journey to Oz", a retelling of The Wizard of Oz from Dorothy's perspective, and the second is a modern-day sequel to The Wizard of Oz and is titled "The Quest for Oz". Wolf has also created a line of best-selling board games under the name of "Morning Star Games". He has received 38 different awards for his games, ranging from groups such as iParenting to the National Association

neg: The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) for her sister's death, then vanishes. Glinda tells Dorothy to follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City, where she can ask the Wizard of Oz to help her get back home. On her journey Dorothy meets the Scarecrow, who wants a brain; the Tin Woodman, who desires a heart; and the Cowardly Lion, who needs courage. Dorothy invites them to accompany her to the Emerald City, where they can ask the Wizard to help them too. Despite harassment from the Witch they reach the Emerald City and are eventually permitted to see the Wizard, who appears as a

neg: Emerald City Emerald City The Emerald City (sometimes called the City of Emeralds) is the capital city of the fictional Land of Oz in L. Frank Baum's Oz books, first described in "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900). Located in the center of the Land of Oz, the Emerald City is the end of the famous yellow brick road, which starts in Munchkin Country. In the center of the Emerald City is the Royal Palace of Oz. In the first book, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900), the walls are green, but the city itself is not. However, when they enter, everyone

neg: Yellow brick road Yellow brick road The Yellow Brick Road is a fictional element in the 1900 children's novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by American author L. Frank Baum. The road also appears in the several sequel Oz books such as "The Marvelous Land of Oz" (1904) and "The Patchwork Girl of Oz" (1913). The road's most notable portrayal is in the classic 1939 MGM musical movie "The Wizard of Oz", loosely based on Baum's first Oz book. In the novel's first edition the road is mostly referred to as the "Road of Yellow Bricks". In the original story and in later

neg: The Hidden Valley of Oz of the jam factory until he shrinks to his normal size. The party travel to the Emerald City, where Jam is welcomed as a hero; after a celebratory banquet, Ozma and the Wizard send the boy home to Ohio once more. Percy remains in Oz, and convinces the Wizard to enchant him into his large size permanently. Cosgrove originally intended to have Jam travel to Oz by rocket, but the publishers informed her that that had already been done in "The Yellow Knight of Oz". Cosgrove's original opening was published posthumously in an issue of "Oz-story Magazine". She later gave

neg: Wizard of Oz (character) users have permits. In later books, he proves himself quite an inventor, providing devices that aid in various characters’ journeys. He introduces to Oz the use of mobile phones in "Tik-Tok of Oz." Some of his most elaborate devices are the "Ozpril" and the "Oztober", balloon-powered Ozoplanes in "Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz," and intelligent taxis called Scalawagons in "The Scalawagons of Oz." The Wizard has appeared in nearly every silent Oz film, portrayed by different actors each time. In "The Wizard of Oz", The Wizard's character is similar to that found in the earlier books: a bumbling "humbug."

neg: The Marvelous Land of Oz plot of this book, however it did not include the bespelled Ozma. At the story's conclusion Tip is crowned King of Oz. Elements of the 2007 Sci Fi miniseries "Tin Man" also borrow from this book as much as it did "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". The protagonist, like Tip/Ozma, was a lost princess sent away from The O.Z. and magically altered to forget much of her previous existence. Gregory Maguire's novel "Out of Oz" is a loose retelling of the events of "The Marvelous Land of Oz". "The Land of Oz" is an upcoming independent film based on this

neg: Robert Stambolziev stage of the competition, where they would face Manchester City U18, as Stambolziev eventually earned the nickname of Bristol City's very own 'Wizard of Oz' by the English media. Stambolziev made several appearances for the Bristol City's reserve-team and trained with the club's first-team towards the end of 2008. Bristol City U18 were eliminated in the Third Round of the 2008–09 FA Youth Cup in a 5–3 loss against Queens Park Rangers U18, in a match which was decided after extra-time. Bristol City U18 would finish in sixth position of the Academy Group B of the 2008–09 Premier Academy League

neg: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1986 TV series) in the full episodic format on the ABC, Channel 4 and ITV channels respectively. It also aired around the same time in India on the Doordarshan channel. The full original Japanese version is available for purchase at YesAsia. In Mexico, IC Group have released the first 26 episodes in a collection of four DVDs under the name of "El Magi de Oz". A series of French-dubbed DVD sets of the whole series are available in France. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1986 TV series) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime television series

neg: The Wizard of Oz (album) Oz" was first staged at the Lyric Theatre in Pyrmont, New South Wales before moving to the Regent Theatre in Melbourne, VIC then onto the Lyric Theatre in South Brisbane, Queensland. The original cast recording was released in 2001 through BMG Australia. Track list: Webster released "Over the Rainbow" as a single along with another song, "The Best Days". The double A side single peaked at #21 on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified gold. The Wizard of Oz (album) The Wizard of Oz, subtitled "Live Australian Cast Recording" is a cast recording of the 2001 Australian production of

neg: Pastoria Pastoria King Pastoria is a fictional character mentioned in the Oz books by American author L. Frank Baum. He was the rightful ruler and King of the undiscovered Land of Oz, but was mysteriously removed from his position when the Wizard of Oz unexpectedly came to the country and took the throne, proclaiming himself as the new dominant ruler of Oz. Shortly after, Pastoria's infant daughter and only child heir, Princess Ozma suddenly vanished, leaving not a single clue of her whereabouts. Eventually in the second Oz book "The Marvelous Land of Oz" (1904), (where Pastoria's past is first mentioned

neg: Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz premiered on the Boomerang channel in the United States on May 21, 2018. The series premiered on Boomerang in Africa in October 2017. The show was also premiered on Boomerang in the United Kingdom on October 2, 2017. In Canada, the show premiered on Treehouse TV on June 2, 2018. "We're Not in Kansas Anymore", a DVD release containing the first 5 episodes of the series, was released on March 27, 2018. Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz is an American animated children's television series based on L. Frank Baum's novel "The Wonderful Wizard

neg: Uncle Henry (Oz) despite being less featured than she in the film, "The Wizard of Oz" (1939). Ruth Plumly Thompson gave him only two brief mentions, in "The Royal Book of Oz" and "Grampa in Oz". He had somewhat larger roles in John R. Neill's "The Wonder City of Oz" and "The Scalawagons of Oz", Jack Snow's "The Magical Mimics in Oz", and Eric Shanower's "The Giant Garden of Oz". Frank Alexander portrayed him as a villain in Larry Semon's "Wizard of Oz". In MGM's 1939 musical adaptation "The Wizard of Oz", Uncle Henry is played by Charley Grapewin. Hickory (Tin Man's alter

neg: Copyright status of The Wizard of Oz and related works in the United States Oz Film Manufacturing Company movies entered public domain in 1942. and then the 1925 Larry Semon movie version of "The Wizard of Oz" entered the public domain in 1954. These films remain the only Oz live action movies in the public domain. The 1939 version of "The Wizard of Oz" is the most well-known adaptation of "The Wizard of Oz"; in many respects, its popularity surpassed the original book. Its copyright was renewed in 1967, so it will remain copyrighted for a 95-year term, entering the public domain in 2035. This has caused issues for most subsequent Oz adaptations, especially

neg: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910 film) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910 film) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a 1910 American silent fantasy film and the earliest surviving film version of L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", made by the Selig Polyscope Company without Baum's direct input. It was created to fulfill a contractual obligation associated with Baum's personal bankruptcy caused by "The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays", from which it was once thought to have been derived. It was partly based on the 1902 stage musical "The Wizard of Oz", though much of the film deals with the Wicked Witch of the

neg: The Wizard of Oz (1993 video game) The Wizard of Oz (1993 video game) The Wizard of Oz is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game which is loosely based on the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz". It was developed by Manley & Associates and published by SETA Corporation in 1993. The object in the game is to defeat the Wicked Witch of the West that is trying to take Dorothy's ruby slippers so that Dorothy can return to Kansas. In this video game adaptation of The Wizard of Oz, Dorthy finds herself traveling in never-before-seen locations. These include Shy Village, Gamboge Gorge, Maize Meadow, Saffron

neg: Wizard of Oz experiment Wizard of Oz experiment In the field of human–computer interaction, a Wizard of Oz experiment is a research experiment in which subjects interact with a computer system that subjects believe to be autonomous, but which is actually being operated or partially operated by an unseen human being. The phrase "Wizard of Oz" (originally "OZ Paradigm") has come into common usage in the fields of experimental psychology, human factors, ergonomics, linguistics, and usability engineering to describe a testing or iterative design methodology wherein an experimenter (the “wizard”), in a laboratory setting, simulates the behavior of a theoretical intelligent computer application (often

neg: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1986 TV series) by L. Frank Baum. The first story arc is an adaptation of the first Oz book, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". It follows the adventures of Dorothy, an orphan girl living out in the gray prairies of Kansas with her Aunt Em, her Uncle Henry and her dog Toto. One day, After Em and Uncle Henry leave Dorothy and Toto alone in order to travel into town. A tornado appears, uproots the farmhouse, with Dorothy and Toto inside, and transports it to the Land of Oz. In Oz Dorothy meets the Good Witch of the North, who tells her that

neg: Bobbs-Merrill Company new edition of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", reprinted as "The Wizard of Oz" and "The New Wizard of Oz". Copelman's illustrations were more influenced by the 1939 Judy Garland MGM film version of the book than by W. W. Denslow's original 1900 illustrations, although the credits on the book stated otherwise. The year that Copelman's illustrations first appeared, 1949, was also the year of the film's first re-release. Bobbs-Merrill was also responsible for publishing the official records of the State of Indiana and texts in the history of philosophy. In 1959, The Howard W. Sams Company purchased Bobbs-Merrill. When

neg: The Wizard of Oz on television 1959 telecast was especially welcomed by media critic John Crosby, who commented in the "New York Herald Tribune", "Television — any television — looks awfully ordinary after "The Wizard of Oz"". From 1959 until 1991, the film was telecast once every year, the one exception being 1963, when it was not telecast at all. WISN-TV in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, did not carry the network's yearly "Oz" telecast in 1961, the year WISN began its affiliation with CBS, running Green Bay Packers football instead. However, due to viewer outcry, WISN was able to get permission to run the film locally at 2:00

neg: The Wizard of Oz on television 21, 2008, TNT The Wizard of Oz on television MGM's 1939 musical fantasy film "The Wizard of Oz" was first shown in theatres that year, then re-released nationwide in 1949 and again in 1955. It was first broadcast on television on Saturday, November 3, 1956. The film was shown as the last installment of the CBS anthology series "Ford Star Jubilee". Since that telecast, it has been shown respectively by CBS, NBC, the WB Network, and several of Ted Turner's national cable channels. It has never been licensed to any local affiliate broadcast TV station. From 1959 until 1991, it

neg: The Wizard of Oz on television The Wizard of Oz on television MGM's 1939 musical fantasy film "The Wizard of Oz" was first shown in theatres that year, then re-released nationwide in 1949 and again in 1955. It was first broadcast on television on Saturday, November 3, 1956. The film was shown as the last installment of the CBS anthology series "Ford Star Jubilee". Since that telecast, it has been shown respectively by CBS, NBC, the WB Network, and several of Ted Turner's national cable channels. It has never been licensed to any local affiliate broadcast TV station. From 1959 until 1991, it was an annual

neg: The Wizard of Oz (pinball) is the first widebody pinball machine since 1994 and the first new US pinball machine not made by Stern Pinball since 2001. The pinball machine is based on the classic film version of "The Wizard of Oz". The backbox has a 26-inch HD display that displays film clips in full color and the playfield is illuminated by RGB LED lights that can change into any color as industry firsts. Widebody pinball machines as "The Wizard of OZ" offer more playfield space and more to be packed in but has been too expensive because pinball sales have been in decline since

neg: Sharp Wizard non-US organizer with 3 MB memory, thus abandoning the IQ prefix used earlier. Sharp Wizard The Sharp Wizard is a series of electronic organizers released by Sharp Corporation. The first model was the "OZ-7000" released in 1989, making it one of the first electronic organizers to be sold. Name "OZ-7000" had been used for the USA market, while in Europe the device had been known as "IQ-7000". The OZ-7000 was about 6.3 inches (163 mm) tall, 3.7 inches (94 mm) wide closed, 7.25 inches (184 mm) open, and 0.85 inches (21.5 mm) thick closed, making it much larger than current

neg: Sharp Wizard Sharp Wizard The Sharp Wizard is a series of electronic organizers released by Sharp Corporation. The first model was the "OZ-7000" released in 1989, making it one of the first electronic organizers to be sold. Name "OZ-7000" had been used for the USA market, while in Europe the device had been known as "IQ-7000". The OZ-7000 was about 6.3 inches (163 mm) tall, 3.7 inches (94 mm) wide closed, 7.25 inches (184 mm) open, and 0.85 inches (21.5 mm) thick closed, making it much larger than current PDAs. It featured a serial port (proprietary connector) to attach to a Windows

neg: Little Wizard Stories of Oz two later the four tales were released again, as part of a promotion for a "Wizard of Oz" radio program (sponsored by Jell-O). Rand McNally published the six stories in three booklets in 1939. Little Wizard Stories of Oz Little Wizard Stories of Oz is a set of six short stories written for young children by L. Frank Baum, the creator of the Oz books. The six tales were published in separate small booklets, "Oz books in miniature," in 1913, and then in a collected edition in 1914 with illustrations by John R. Neill. Each booklet was 29 pages long,

neg: Jakob "Jackie" Gerlich Jakob "Jackie" Gerlich Jakob E. "Jackie" Gerlich (September 21, 1917 – December 27, 1960) was an American dwarf actor and circus entertainer most notable for his appearance in the 1939 American film "The Wizard of Oz". Gerlich was born in Vienna, Austria. He emigrated to America when he arrived in New York City on the S.S. President Roosevelt ocean liner on March 13, 1936. His first acting experience was in "The Wizard of Oz", where he played the red member of the Lollipop Guild. Jerry Maren and Harry Doll were the other two members of the Lollipop Guild in the

neg: Oz (TV series) phrase "There's no place like home." In contrast, a poster for the series uses the tagline: "It's no place like home". Moreover, most of the series' story arcs are set in "Emerald City", a wing named after a setting from the fictional Land of Oz in L. Frank Baum's "Oz" books, first described in "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900). The majority of "Oz"s story arcs are set in "Emerald City", named for a setting from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900). In this experimental unit of the prison, unit manager Tim McManus emphasizes rehabilitation and learning responsibility during incarceration,

neg: Scarecrow (Oz) a bean pole, preceding a prophecy that the first being to touch the bean pole would become possessed by the spirit of the Emperor. As it turned out, the first thing to touch the pole was the straw-stuffed human, which would become the Scarecrow. This account is not consistent with the Scarecrow's story in "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" of becoming aware of each sense as the relevant organs were painted on his head. The Scarecrow has appeared in nearly every early Oz film, portrayed by different actors each time. In the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz", the Scarecrow

neg: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910 film) later followed by the sequels "Dorothy and the Scarecrow in Oz", "The Land of Oz", and "John Dough and the Cherub", all 1910 and are all considered to be lost films. Other Oz silent films include "The Patchwork Girl of Oz", "The Magic Cloak of Oz", and "His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz" (all released in 1914) and The Wizard of Oz (1925). The Selig Polyscope sequels are known only from their catalog descriptions, derived from press releases printed in "Motion Picture World": Dorothy and the Scarecrow are now in the Emerald City. They have become friendly with the Wizard,

neg: Munchkin Country Munchkin Country Munchkin Country or Munchkinland, as it is referred to in the famous MGM musical film version, is the fictional Eastern region of the Land of Oz in L. Frank Baum's Oz books, first described in "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900). Munchkin Country is in the East, noted by later being ruled by the Wicked Witch of the East. In "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", it was originally called "the land of Munchkins", but is referred to as "Munchkin Country" in all subsequent Oz books. Munchkin Country is linked to Oz's imperial capital the Emerald City by means

neg: Yellow brick road in Wamego, Kansas. The first fundraiser is underway and includes selling personalized engraved yellow bricks, which will become part of the permanent walkway (aka "The Yellow Brick Road") in downtown Wamego. Yellow brick road The Yellow Brick Road is a fictional element in the 1900 children's novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by American author L. Frank Baum. The road also appears in the several sequel Oz books such as "The Marvelous Land of Oz" (1904) and "The Patchwork Girl of Oz" (1913). The road's most notable portrayal is in the classic 1939 MGM musical movie "The Wizard of Oz",

neg: Name of Australia until around 1820, including in Carl Almqvist's 1817 novel "Parjumouf Saga ifrån Nya Holland" (Stockholm, 1817). The country has been referred to colloquially as "Oz" by people outside the country since the early 20th century; and by Australians in more recent times. The "Oxford English Dictionary" records a first occurrence in 1908, in the form "Oss". "Oz" is often taken as an oblique reference to the fictional Land of Oz in the film "The Wizard of Oz" (1939), based on L. Frank Baum's novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900). In 1988, an American opinion was that Australians' "image of

neg: Jellia Jamb the first to greet the Wizard upon his second return to Oz, and he recognizes them as the "green girl" and the "Soldier with the Green Whiskers", as he does not know them by their real names. In the fifth Oz book "The Road to Oz" (1909), Jellia Jamb is among the guests at the royal birthday party held in honor of Oz's official ruler, Princess Ozma. Jellia Jamb has supporting parts in some of the sequel books written by Baum's successors. She is prominent in "Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz" (1939), Ruth Plumly Thompson's nineteenth Oz book. Jellia

neg: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The Wonderful Wizard of Oz () is an American children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow, originally published by the George M. Hill Company in Chicago on May 17, 1900. It has since seen several reprints, most often under the title The Wizard of Oz, which is the title of the popular 1902 Broadway musical adaptation as well as the iconic 1939 musical film adaptation. The story chronicles the adventures of a young farm girl named Dorothy in the magical Land of Oz, after she and her pet

neg: The Wizard of Oz (1925 film) film are available in assorted formats, including Betamax, VHS, Laserdisc, CED, DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc. It is also available for streaming on the Internet Archive as well as on YouTube. The film is included as well as an extra feature, along with earlier silent films based on the Oz stories, on some home-media releases of MGM's 1939 version of "The Wizard of Oz", beginning with the 2005 three-disc "Collector's Edition" of the film. The Wizard of Oz (1925 film) The Wizard of Oz is a 1925 American silent fantasy-adventure comedy film directed by Larry Semon, who also performs

neg: Wizard of Oz experiment Louisiana, United States). CSC ’85. ACM Press, New York, USA, 292-297. Good, M. D., Whiteside, J. A., Wixon, D. R., and Jones, S. J. 1984. Building a user-derived interface. Commun. ACM 27, 10 (Oct. 1984), 1032-1043. Several dozen references here. Wizard of Oz experiment In the field of human–computer interaction, a Wizard of Oz experiment is a research experiment in which subjects interact with a computer system that subjects believe to be autonomous, but which is actually being operated or partially operated by an unseen human being. The phrase "Wizard of Oz" (originally "OZ Paradigm") has come into common usage

neg: The Wizard of Oz (1993 video game) fourth and final character you receive. At the end of the game, after defeating the Wicked Witch of the West, they confront the Wizard. He informs Dorothy she has used up all the power in her shoes but he will still send her home. She floats away back to Kansas, with Toto, in the Wizard's balloon. The Wizard of Oz (1993 video game) The Wizard of Oz is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game which is loosely based on the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz". It was developed by Manley & Associates and published by SETA Corporation in

neg: Wizard of Oz (character) undermined by Dorothy's own refusal to go along with his orders. Although he is able to mass produce more guns to use against the witches, proclaiming them to be the Beast Forever in an attempted propaganda coup, his plans fail as it is revealed that only witches can kill witches, the series ending with the assembled witches confronting the Wizard as the Beast Forever approaches Oz. Wizard of Oz (character) Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs (also known as the Wizard of Oz and, during his reign, as Oz, the Great and Terrible) is a fictional character

neg: The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True is a 1995 television musical performance based on the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" (starring Judy Garland). The book and score of the film were performed on stage at Lincoln Center to benefit the Children's Defense Fund. The concert featured guest performers including Jackson Browne as the Scarecrow, Roger Daltrey as the Tin Man, Natalie Cole as Glinda, Joel Grey as the Wizard (a role he reprised in "Wicked"), Jewel as Dorothy, Nathan Lane as the Cowardly Lion, Debra Winger as

neg: Quartetto Cetra formation, which lasted for the rest of their four-decade career. The first song they performed together was "Dove siete stata nella notte del 3 giugno?" ("Where were you on the night of 3 June?"). In 1948, Quartetto Cetra did the dubbing of the choruses for the Italian release of Disney's movie "Dumbo". For their excellent job they received a congratulation note signed by Walt Disney himself. Afterwards they did the dubbing for other movies such as "Make Mine Music", "Melody Time" and "The Wizard of Oz". Quartetto Cetra made their stage debut in Pietro Garinei & Sandro Giovannini's "Gran Baldoria"

neg: Wizard of Oz (character) he shortened his name further and called himself "Oz". When Ozma rescues them from the underground kingdoms, he recounts his story of becoming the ruler of Oz, and Ozma explains that before the witches usurped her grandfather's throne (an occurrence happening long before the wizard arrived), the ruler of Oz had always been known as Oz or (if female) Ozma. Ozma then permits him to live in Oz permanently. He becomes an apprentice to Glinda (the most powerful magic-worker in Oz). Ozma decrees that, besides herself, only The Wizard and Glinda are allowed to use magic unless the other magic

neg: Marvel Illustrated War, as well as the first of Nancy Butler's adaptations of Jane Austen, "Pride and Prejudice". That was the year they also released Shanower & Young's adaptation of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", which has been followed by "The Marvelous Land of Oz" (2010), "Ozma of Oz" (2011), "Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz" (2011–2012), and "The Road to Oz" (2012–2013). In 2010, the imprint published "Dracula", adapted by Thomas and Dick Giordano, which collected material originally published in the 1970s and mid-2000s. They also published Butler's adaptation of "Sense and Sensibility", illustrated by Sonny Liew. In 2011, they published

neg: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz University Press of Kansas's "Kansas Centennial Edition", illustrated by Michael McCurdy with black-and-white illustrations, and Robert Sabuda's pop-up book. Baum wrote "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" without any thought of a sequel. After reading the novel, thousands of children wrote letters to him, requesting that he craft another story about Oz. In 1904, he wrote and published the first sequel, "The Marvelous Land of Oz", explaining that he grudgingly wrote the sequel to address the popular demand. Baum also wrote sequels in 1907, 1908, and 1909. In his 1911 "The Emerald City of Oz", he wrote that he could not

neg: Soldier with the Green Whiskers Soldier with the Green Whiskers The Soldier with the Green Whiskers is a character from the fictional Land of Oz who appears in the classic children's series of Oz books by American author L. Frank Baum and his successors. He is first introduced in "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900). His name is Omby Amby, but this was so obliquely stated that he also became known briefly as Wantowin Battles. In "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", the Soldier with the Green Whiskers (real name not yet revealed) is the head guard of the "Royal Army of Oz". His job is

neg: The Wizard of Oz (1925 film) the "screen disaster". In fact, he too filed for bankruptcy in March 1928; and when he died at the age of 39 later that year—just three years after the release of "The Wizard of Oz"—"Variety" attributed "ceaseless worry" about his dire financial circumstances as a contributing factor to Semon's early death. The film was first broadcast in 1931 by television station W2XCD of Passaic, New Jersey, owned by the DeForest Radio Company, serialized over the nights of June 8, 9, and 10. Since this version of "The Wizard of Oz" is in the public domain, many home-media releases of the

neg: Musical selections in The Wizard of Oz so coincidentally, this is also the year that MGM Records first released an authentic soundtrack album of "The Wizard of Oz".) The 1940 Decca "cover album" stayed in print throughout the 1950s, even after MGM Records' authentic soundtrack album of "The Wizard of Oz" was released. Judy Garland's 1939 cover versions of "Over the Rainbow" and "The Jitterbug" were released years later on the 1994 Decca box set "The Complete Decca Masters (plus)", which featured all of Garland's Decca singles and several alternate takes. The Decca single of "Over the Rainbow" has been released on an MCA compact disc entitled

neg: The Wizard of Oz (TV series) back in Oz. The program could only be a spinoff, partly because it violates the rule of the ruby slippers, that they could never come off the feet of their wearer, as long as he / she is still alive. "The Wizard of Oz" was first released on VHS in 1991 by Turner Home Entertainment, shortly after the series ended. 11 episodes of the series were released on VHS between 1991 and 1995. VHS releases: DVD releases: The complete series, dubbed into Serbian, was released on 4 DVDs in 2006 for the region of Serbia and Montenegro. The Wizard of

neg: Wizard of Oz experiment by that of the late professor Al Chapanis. In their 1985 University of Michigan technical report, Green and Wei-Haas state the following: "The first appearance of the "Wizard of Oz" name in print was in Jeff Kelley's thesis (Kelley, 1983a, 1983b, 1984a). It is thought the name was coined in response to a question at a graduate seminar at Hopkins (Chapanis, 1984; Kelley, 1984b). "What happens if the subject sees the experimenter [behind the "curtain" in an adjacent room acting as the computer]?" Kelley answered: "Well, that's just like what happened to Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz." And so

neg: The Muppets' Wizard of Oz the initial script was written, ultimately deciding to adapt plot elements from Baum's original novel rather than the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical film, "The Wizard of Oz". As with the preceding Muppet films, "The Muppets' Wizard of Oz" became a musical, and included five new songs written and composed by Michael Giacchino. The special is the first Muppets special without the involvement of veteran performer Jerry Nelson following his 2004 retirement from physical performing. His characters of Lew Zealand and Floyd Pepper, were respectively performed by Bill Barretta and John Kennedy. Barretta also debuts as the new permanent performer of Dr.

neg: Land of Oz of the magical land. He glanced at a nearby filing cabinet, which had three drawers, labeled A–G, H–N, and O–Z. Thus he named the land Oz. This story was first told in 1903, but his wife always insisted that the part about the filing cabinet was not true. In "Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz", the name is translated as "great and good". It has also been speculated that Oz was named after the abbreviation for ounce, in the theory that Oz is an allegory for the populist struggle against the illusion (the wizard) of the gold standard. Others have

neg: The Wizard of Oz on television As part of this trend, CBS bought the rights from MGM to telecast "The Wizard of Oz". For the first TV broadcast of "The Wizard of Oz", the normally 90-minute "Ford Star Jubilee" was expanded to a full two hours to accommodate the entire film, which, in addition to having commercial breaks, was celebrity hosted. The main reason that CBS arranged for a host for the film was that at 101-minutes, the film was not considered long enough to run in the allotted 120-minute slot at that time, even with commercial breaks, without additional content to pad the entire telecast

neg: The Wizard of Oz on television 1990s; as such, in 1998, "The Wizard of Oz" made its last appearance on CBS, moving exclusively to Turner-owned properties the next year. 2000 marked the first time that the film was shown on U.S. television during the summer. In 2002, it was shown five times. On November 6, 2011, TBS became the American television channel on which "The Wizard of Oz" has been shown most often, when the film had its 32nd showing on that channel, finally breaking CBS' record 31 showings. As of April 29, 2013, Turner Classic Movies has shown the film 23 times. In addition to

neg: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz whom Dorothy last saw as he floated away into the sky from the Emerald City at the end of the earlier book "The Wizard of Oz". The Wizard demonstrates his (humbug) magic powers, first, by "conjuring" nine tiny, mouse-sized piglets (actually taking them from his pocket by sleight-of-hand), and then, by lighting a fire, which is a phenomenon unknown to the Mangaboos. Impressed, the Mangaboo prince gives him a temporary job as court wizard, but the death sentence is only postponed until a new, native Mangaboo wizard grows ripe enough to serve. Eureka asks for permission to eat one of