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Dorothy Gale. Shanice Williams ( The Wiz Live!) Dorothy Gale is a fictional character created by American author L. Frank Baum as the protagonist in many of his Oz novels. She first appears in Baum's classic 1900 children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and reappears in most of its sequels.
L. Frank Baum. Lyman Frank Baum ( / bɔːm /; [1] May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author best known for his children's fantasy books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part of a series. In addition to the 14 Oz books, Baum penned 41 other novels (not including four lost, unpublished novels), 83 short stories, over 200 poems ...
Died. December 9, 1943 (aged 62) Santa Monica, California, U.S. Occupations. Lyricist. screenwriter. playwright. Edgar Allan Woolf (April 25, 1881 – December 9, 1943) was an American lyricist, playwright, and screenwriter. He is best known as the co-author of the script for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz .
Neil Hamilton (distant cousin) Dorothy Hamilton Brush (sister) Margaret Brainard Hamilton (December 9, 1902 – May 16, 1985) was an American actress and educator. She was best known for her portrayal of the Wicked Witch of the West and her Kansas counterpart Almira Gulch in the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film The Wizard of Oz.
85 minutes (cut edition) Country. United States. Language. Silent (English intertitles) The Wizard of Oz is a 1925 American silent fantasy-adventure comedy film directed by Larry Semon, who also performs in the lead role as a Kansas farmhand disguised as the Scarecrow .
Hannah Storch plays it up as she tries on the Lion headpiece during a "The Wizard of Oz" rehearsal. Ohio Shakespeare Festival co-designer Marty LaConte created it from 30 skeins of yarn.
The Scarecrow first appears in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, when he joins Dorothy to go to the Wizard in search of brains. When the Wizard leaves Oz, he makes the Scarecrow ruler, a position he holds until the middle of the second book. Later, he moves to a corn-shaped house in the Winkie Country.
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 by L. Frank Baum and others: for film, television, theatre, books, comics, games, and other media. Baum was responsible for many early adaptations, including the 1902 musical The ...