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L. Frank Baum
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"Imagination has brought mankind through the Dark Ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover America. Imagination led Franklin to discover electricity. Imagination has given us the steam engine, the telephone, the talking-machine, and the automobile, for these things had to be dreamed of before they became realities. So I believe that dreams – daydreams, you know, with your eyes wide open and your brain machinery whizzing – are likely to lead to the betterment of the world. The imaginative child will become the imaginative man or woman most apt to invent, and therefore to foster, civilization." — L. Frank Baum |
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Buam was married to Maud Gage, a daughter of the famous women’s rights advocate Matilda Joslyn Gage.
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L. Frank Baum entry at Wikipedia
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L. Frank Baum entry at SciFiPedia
L. Frank Baum page at Suite101
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"The Wizard of Oz Collector's Treasury" [1992] by Jay Scarfone & William Stillman, photographs by Tim McGowan Schiffer Publng 11x8½ hardcover [3/92] for $59.95 |
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"100 Years of Oz: A Century of Classic Images" [1999]
by John Fricke, with photography by Mark Hill & Richard Glenn Diane Publng 9½x9½ hardcover [1/99] for $30.00 Stewart, Tabori & Chang 9½x9½ hardcover [9/99] out of print/used |
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"Yellow Bricks and Ruby Slippers: An Anthology of Very Short Stories, Essays & Poems Inspired By The Wizard of Oz" [2001] Edited by John M. Daniel, with illustrations by W.W. Denslow Daniel & Daniel, Publrs 8¼x5¼ pb [3/2002] for $8.00 |
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"All Things Oz: The Wonder, Wit & Wisdom of The Wizard of Oz" [2003] Edited by Linda Sunshine, from The Willard Carroll Collection 352 pages of stunning illustrations Clarkson Potter 6¾x6¾ hardcover [10/2003] out of print/many used |
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"Oz In Perspective: Magic and Myth In The L. Frank Baum Books" [2007] by Richard Tuerk McFarland & Co. 8¾x6 pb [1/2007] for $35.00 |
The Official Oz Books Canon
the first fourteen 'Oz' books by L. Frank Baum at Amazon.com
'Wizard of Oz' posters at AllPosters.com
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"L. Frank Baum 15 Books In 1: The Original Oz Series" [2005]
Shoes & Ships & Sealing Wax, Ltd. 9½x5½ pb [8/2005] for $17.96 Shoes & Ships & Sealing Wax, Ltd. 9½x7½ hardcover [8/2005] for $43.99 |
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"The Complete Book of Oz" [2006] by L. Frank Baum Wilder Publns 11x8 pb [2/2006] for $29.99 Kindle Edition from Wilder Publns [12/2007] for $7.99 |
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"The Treasury of Oz: 15 In 1 Omnibus" [2007] by L. Frank Baum Wilder Publns 10x7 pb [8/2007] for $44.99 |
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"The Complete Oz" [2008] by L. Frank Baum, Royal Historian of Oz
Volume 1, 1900-13: CreateSpace 10x8 pb [4/2008] for $19.95 includes "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz", "The Marvelous Land of Oz", "Ozma of Oz", "Dorothy and The Wizard In Oz", "The Road To Oz", "The Emerald City of Oz", and "The Patchwork Girl of Oz" Volume 2, 1913-20: CreateSpace 10x8 pb [4/2008] for $19.95 includes "Little Wizard Stories of Oz", "Tik-Tok of Oz", "The Scarecrow of Oz", "Rinkitink In Oz", "The Lost Princess of Oz", "The Tin Woodman of Oz", "The Magic of Oz" and "Glinda of Oz" |
 | "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" [1900] by L. Frank Baum
Young Dorothy and her dog, Toto, are swept away by a Kansas cyclone and find themselves in a strange land called Oz; she meets the Munchkins and joins the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion on a journey to the Emerald City and the all-powerful Wizard of Oz. Signet Classics mass pb [10/2006] for $3.95 "El Mago de Oz" Spanish-language edition Andres Bello pb [11/2006] for $14.60 |
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"The Annotated Wizard of Oz" [orig 1976, rev 2000] by L. Frank Baum, edited by Michael Patrick Hearn, original illustrations by W.W. Denslow, Foreword by Martin Gardner W.W. Norton 10x8¾ Centennial Edition hardcover [10/2000] for $26.37 Crown hardcover [10/76] out of print/many used |
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"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 100th Anniversary Edition" [2000] A lavish facsimile edition that includes all 24 of W.W. Denslow's original color plates and 130 two-color illustrations HarperTrophy 7¾x5¾ pb [8/2001] for $7.99 HarperCollins 9x7 hardcover [10/2000] for $16.49 |
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"L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz: The Graphic Novel" [2005] Adapted by Michael Cavallaro Puffin 8x5 pb [9/2005] for $9.34 Spotlight 8x5½ library hardcover [1/2006] for $18.88 |
 | "Oz Before The Rainbow: L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz On Stage and Screen To 1939" [2000] by Mark Evan Swartz Johns Hopkins Univ Press 9x7¼ pb [11/2002] out of print/many used Johns Hopkins Univ Press hardcover [8/2000] out of print/used |
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"The Historian's Wizard of Oz: Reading L. Frank Baum's Classic As A Political & Monetary Allegory" [2002] Edited by Ranjit S. Dighe Praeger Publrs 9x6 pb [6/2002] for $24.32 Praeger Publrs 9¼x6 hardcover [6/2002] for $76.40 |
"The Marvelous Land of Oz" [1904]
"Queer Visitors From The Marvelous Land of Oz" [stories 1905]
"The Woggle-Bug Book" [1905] 1606640089
"Ozma of Oz" [1907]
"Dorothy and The Wizard In Oz" [1908]
"The Road To Oz" [1909]
"The Emerald City of Oz" [1910]
"The Patchwork Girl of Oz" [1913]
"Little Wizard Stories of Oz" [6 stories 1913]
"Tik-Tok of Oz" [1914]
"The Scarecrow of Oz" [1915]
"Rinkitink In Oz" [1916]
"The Lost Princess of Oz" [1917]
"The Tin Woodman of Oz" [1918]
"The Magic of Oz" [1919]
"Glinda of Oz" [1920]
additional official 'Oz' books
written by Ruth Plumly Thompson (1921-72), Rachel R. Cosgrove & Jack Snow [1946-49] after Baum's death
"The Royal Book of Oz" [1921] by RBP
"Kabumpo In Oz" [1922] by RBP
"The Cowardly Lion of Oz" [1923] by RBP
"Grampa In Oz" [1924] by RBP
"The Lost King of Oz" [1925] by RBP
"The Hungry Tiger of Oz" [1926] by RBP
"The Gnome King of Oz" [1927] by RBP
"The Giant Horse of Oz" [1928] by RBP
"Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz" [1929] by RBP
"The Yellow Knight of Oz" [1930] by RBP
"Pirates In Oz" [1931] by RBP
"The Purple Prince of Oz" [1932] by RBP
"Ojo In Oz" [1933] by RBP
"Speedy In Oz" [1934] by RBP
"The Wishing Horse of Oz" [1935] by RBP
"Captain Salt In Oz" [1936] by RBP
"Handy Mandy In Oz" [1937] by RBP
"The Silver Princess In Oz" [1938] by RBP
"Ozoplaning With The Wizard of Oz" [1939] by RBP
"The Wonder City of Oz" [1940]
"The Scalawagons of Oz" [1941]
"Lucky Bucky In Oz" [1942]
"The Magical Mimics In Oz" [1946] by JS
"The Shaggy Man of Oz" [1949] by JS
"The Hidden Valley of Oz" [1951] by RRC
"Merry-Go-Round In Oz" [1963]
"Yankee In Oz" [1972] by RBP
"The Enchanted Island of Oz" [1976]
"The Forbidden Fountain of Oz" [1980]
"The Ozmapolitan of Oz" [1986]
"The Wicked Witch of Oz" [1993]
"A Runaway In Oz" [1995]
"The Rundelstone of Oz" [2001]
"The Emerald Wand of Oz" [2005]
"Trouble Under Oz" [2006]
"Sky Pyrates Over Oz" [forthcoming]
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"The Complete Oz: The Lost Tales" [2008] by Ruth Plumly Thompson & Jack Snow CreateSpace 10x8 pb [12/2008] for $19.95 includes nine non-Baum official Oz books: "The Royal Book of Oz" [1921], "Kabumpo In Oz" [1922], "The Wishing Horse of Oz" [1935], "Captain Salt In Oz" [1936], "Handy Mandy In Oz" [1937], "The Silver Princess In Oz" [1938], "Ozoplaning With The Wizard of Oz" [1939], "The Magical Mimics In Oz" [1946] and "The Shaggy Man of Oz" [1949] |
Other L. Frank Baum Works
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"The Collected Short Stories of L. Frank Baum" [2006] Edited by Katharine M. Rogers International Wizard of Oz Club hardcover [1/2006] not availanle at Amazon (2008) ISBN-13 9781930764149 |
"The Mackrummins" [lost play 1882]
"The Maid of Arran" [play 1882]
"Matches" [lost play 1882]
"Kilmourne, or O'Connor's Dream" [lost? play 1883]
"The Queen of Killarney" [lost? play 1883]
"By The Candelabra's Glare" [poetry 1897]
"Mother Goose In Prose" [1897]
"Father Goose: His Book" [nonsense poetry 1899]
"A New Wonderland" [fantasy 1900]
republished in 1903 as "The Surprising Adventures of The Magical Monarch of Mo & His People"
"The Army Alphabet" [poetry 1900]
"The Navy Alphabet" [poetry 1900]
"The Songs of Father Goose" [1900]
the "Father Goose" book above, set to music by Alberta N. Hall Burton
"Dot and Tot of Merryland" [fantasy 1901]
"American Fairy Tales" [fantasy stories 1901]
"The Master Key: An Electric Fairy Tale" [fantasy 1901]
"The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" [1902]
"The Wizard of Oz" Broadway musical extravaganza [1903-1905]
Book & lyrics by L. Frank Baum, based on his novel
original staging [Jan-Oct 1903] •
revival [March 1904 - Nov 1905]
"The Enchanted Island of Yew" [fantasy 1903]
"Queen Zixi of Ix" [fantasy 1905]
"John Dough and the Cherub" [fantasy 1906]
"Father Goose's Year Book: Quaint Quacks & Feathered Shafts For Mature Children"
[nonsense poetry for adults 1907]
"The Last Egyptian: A Romance of the Nile" [1908] as Anonymous
"Mortal For An Hour, or The Fairy Prince, or Prince Marvel" [play 1909]
"L. Frank Baum's Juvenile Speaker; Readings & Recitations In Prose & Verse, Humorous & Otherwise"
aka "Baum's Own Book for Children" [collection of revised work 1910]
"The Daring Twins: A Story For Young Folk" [1911 novel]
reprinted in 2006 as "The Secret of The Lost Fortune"
"The Sea Fairies" [fantasy 1911]
"Sky Island" [fantasy 1912]
"Phoebe Daring: A Story For Young Folk" [1912 novel]
reprinted in 2008 as "Unjustly Accused"
"Our Married Life" [lost novel 1912]
"Johnson" [lost novel 1912]
"King Bud of Noland, or The Magic Cloak" [musical play 1913]
music by Louis F. Gottschalk, revised as the scenario to the 1914 silent film "The Magic Cloak of Oz"
"Molly Oodle" [lost novel 1914]
"The Mystery of Bonita" [lost novel 1914]
"Stagecraft, or The Adventures of A Strictly Moral Man" [musical play 1914]
music by Louis F. Gottschalk
"The Uplift of Lucifer, or Raising Hell: An Allegorical Squazosh" [musical play 1915]
music by Louis F. Gottschalk
"The Uplifter's Minstrels" [musical play 1916]
music by Byron Gay
"The Orpheus Road Show: A Paraphrastic Compendium of Mirth" [musical play 1917]
music by Louis F. Gottschalk
"Sam Steele's Adventures: The Scream of The Sacred Ape" [2006 novel]
First publication under Baum's name of "The Boy Fortune Hunters In China" [1909]
"Sam Steele's Adventures: The Amazing Bubble Car" [2008 novel]
First publication under Baum's name of "Sam Steele's Adventures In Panama" [1907]
'Oz' Works by Others
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Broadway musical "Wicked" [Oct 2003 to present]
Green-skinned Elphaba Thropp (the future Wicked Witch of The West) struggles with her spoiled & popular college roommate Galinda (the future Good Witch of The North) over a common love-interest and the corrupt government of the Emperor of Oz. Book by Winnie Holzman, music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz; starring Kristin Chenoweth {as Galinda 2003-2004}, Idina Menzel (as Elphaba 2003-2005}, Joel Grey {as The Wizard 2003-2004} & Christopher Fitzgerald Decca soundtrack CD [12/2003] 19 tracks for $9.99 Broadway credits from IBDb |
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"Wicked: The Life & Times of The Wicked Witch of The West" [1995] by Gregory Maguire Harper mass pb [9/2007] for $7.99 Harper 9x6 pb [9/96] for $10.88 Harper musical tie-in 9x6 pb [3/2004] for $10.88 Wm. Morrow 9¼x6½ hardcover [9/95] for $17.79 Regan Books hardcover [9/95] out of print/many used |
 | "Wicked: The Grimmerie - A Behind-The-Scenes Look At The Hit Broadway Musical" [2005] by David Cote includes the libretto of the Broadway stage show by Winnie Holzman & Stephen Schwartz Hyperion 12¼x9¼ [10/2005] for $26.40 |
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"Son of A Witch: A Novel" [2005] by Gregory Maguire Injured warrior Liir, who may be the son of Elphaba, is nursed back to health by wise Superior Maunt and a mute waif named Candle, so that he can challenge the despotic Emperor of Oz. Harper 9x6 pb [9/2006] for $10.88 Wm. Morrow 9¼x6½ hardcover [9/2005] for $17.79 |
 | "A Lion Among Men: Volume Three In The Wicked Years" [2008] by Gregory Maguire The Cowardly Lion does verbal battle with a dying oracle named Yackle for magical secrets that will stop the approaching army of the Emperor of Oz. Wm. Morrow 9½c6½ hardcover [10/2008] for $17.79 |
'Oz' graphic novels by Eric Shanower
"The Enchanted Apples of Oz" [1986]
"The Secret Island of Oz" [1986]
"The Ice King of Oz" [1987]
"The Forgotten Forest of Oz" [1988] 0915419440/
Kindle Editions
Amazon's Kindle Store
Kindle ebook reader entry at Wikipedia
Nordell Bookstores Group Kindle Hardware & Content Page
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"The Complete Wizard of Oz Collection: 15 Books by L. Frank Baum" [2008]
Kindle Edition from MobileReference [8/2008] for $0.99 includes "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" [1900], "The Marvelous Land of Oz" [1904], "Ozma of Oz" [1907], "Dorothy and The Wizard In Oz" [1908], "The Road To Oz" [1909], "The Emerald City of Oz" [1910], and "The Patchwork Girl of Oz" [1913], "Little Wizard Stories of Oz" [1913], "Tik-Tok of Oz" [1914], "The Scarecrow of Oz" [1915], "Rinkitink In Oz" [1916], "The Lost Princess of Oz" [1917], "The Tin Woodman of Oz" [1918], "The Magic of Oz" [1919] and "Glinda of Oz" [1920] |
 | "The Wizard of Oz Omnibus: All The Original Oz Books & Stories" [2008] Kindle Edition from LeClue22 [3/2008] for $7.96 includes the 15 base Oz books [1900-1920], plus "Queer Visitors From The Marvelous Land of Oz" [1905] and "The Woggle-Bug Book" [1905] |
 | "The Complete Book of Oz: 15-in-1 Omnibus" for Kindle [2007]
Kindle Edition from Wilder Publns [12/2007] for $7.99 text-only versions of the 15 base Oz books by L. Frank Baum |
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"The Works of L. Frank Baum" for Kindle [2007]
Kindle Edition from Packard Technologies [4/2007] for $9.99 includes 13 of the 15 base Oz books [1900-1920] while omitting "The Marvelous Land of Oz" [1904] & "Little Wizard Stories of Oz" [1913] — plus 9 non-Oz books: "A Kidnapped Santa Claus"; "American Fairy Tales"; "The Enchanted Island of Yew"; "The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus"; "The Magical Monarch of Mo"; "The Master Key"; "Mother Goose In Prose"; "The Sea Fairies"; and "Sky Island" |
'Oz' Movies & TV
L. Frank Baum's listing at Internet Movie Database
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"The World of Oz" silent movies DVD set [2005]
includes "The Patchwork Girl of Oz" [1914] directed by J. Farrell MacDonald; "The Magic Cloak of Oz" [1914] directed by J. Farrell MacDonald; "His Majesty, The Scarecrow of Oz" [1914] directed by J. Farrell MacDonald; and "Wizard of Oz" [1925] co-written & directed by and starring silent comic Larry Semon B.C.I. / Eclipse B&W silent DVD [7/2005] 2 disks for $9.98 |
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0001463/
Dorothy and The Scarecrow in Oz (1910)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0001186/
The Land of Oz (1910)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0001282/
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1914)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0004457/
The Magic Cloak of Oz (1914)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0004286/
His Majesty, The Scarecrow of Oz (Oz Film Mfg. Co. 1914)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0004099/
Wizard of Oz (Chadwick Pictures April 1925)
Co-written, co-produced & directed by and starring silent comic Larry Semon
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016544/
"The Land of Oz, A Sequel To The Wizard of Oz" (1932)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022049/
The Wizard of Oz (1933 animated short)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024779/
Oz University (1936)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028073/
The Wizard of Oz (1938)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138195/
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"The Wizard of Oz" [M.G.M./Loew's Aug 1939]
A cyclone picks up a house, a girl, and her dog Toto and transports them to the strange land of Oz, where she meets a Tin Woodsman, a Cowardly Lion, and a Scarecrow. They travel together along the Yellow Brick Road, fighting witches & flying monkeys to get to the Emerald City, where they finally confront the terrible Wizard of Oz. Produced by Mervyn LeRoy, directed by Victor Fleming; based on the novel by L. Frank Baum; starring Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Charley Grapewin & Terry {as Toto}; won Oscars for Best Music Score & Best Song, Oscar noms for Best Picture, Best Color Cinematography, Best Special Effects & Best Art Direction, Juvenile Award for Judy Garland; listed on National Film Registry (1989) Warner Collector's Edition color DVD pkg [10/2005] 3 disks for $36.99 Warner Special Edition color DVD set [10/2005] 2 disks for $19.99 Rhino/W.E.A. Special Edition soundtrack CD [9/98] for $18.98 Rhino/W.E.A. Deluxe Edition soundtrack CD [7/95] for $22.99 full credits from IMDb Judy Garland 27"x40" poster from Amazon for $19.99 red-white-and-blue 11"x17" poster from Amazon for $14.99 |
'Wizard of Oz' posters category at AllPosters.com
1939 movie official website
Judy Garland & Frank Morgan 'great & powerful Oz' soundbite [38-second wav file]
many more details (posters, DVDs, books) on
"The Wizard of Oz" 1939 Movie Page at Magic Lantern Video & Book Store
"The Wizard of Oz" [1950 TV]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0249250/
"The Wizard of Oz" episode on "Ford Star Jubilee" [1956 TV]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0826354/
"Tales of The Wizard of Oz" [1961 TV series]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054568/
"Number 13" aka "The Magic Mushroom People of Oz" (1962)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056294/
"Return To Oz" [1964 TV]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057453/
"The Wizard of Oz" [1964 TV]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159835/
"The Wizard of Mars" [1965] (novels "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" & "Glinda of Oz")
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059920/
"Fantasía: [1966] (novel "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz")
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060398/
"Oz: The Tin Woodman's Dream" [1967]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0440697/
"The Wizard of Oz" [1967 TV]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062500/
"The Wonderful Land of Oz" [1969]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065223/
"Ozu no mahôtsukai" aka "The Wizard of Oz" [1970)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066196/
5 episodes of the "Jackanory" TV series [1970]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0177448/
"That Girl In Wonderland" [1973 TV episode]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070786/
"Volshebnik izumrudnogo goroda" [1974 TV] aka "The Wizard of The City of Emeralds"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069653/
"Journey Back To Oz" [1974]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067280/
"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" [1975]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138196/
"Oz" aka "20th Century Oz" [1976]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075030/
"The Magnificent Major" [1977]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076353/
"Wiz On Down The Road" [1978]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0292738/
"The Wiz" [Universal/Motown Oct 1978]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078504/
cast album & still photos on video http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0135708/
based on the Broadway play [1975-79]
http://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Original-Soundtrack-1978-Film/dp/B000002P75/
http://www.amazon.com/Wiz-Super-Musical-Original-Broadway/dp/B000002I8P/
"Thanksgiving In The Land of Oz" [1980 TV]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081293/
"The Wizard of Malta" [1981]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0142991/
"The Marvelous Land of Oz" [1981 TV]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084458/
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"Under The Rainbow" [Warner Bros. / Orion Pictures July 1981]
The German Führer sends a midget secret agent to Culver City, California to meet with a Japanese spy. The meeting turns out to be the same weekend that The Culver Hotel [est. 1924] receives 150 'little people' working as Munchkins on the movie "The Wizard of Oz", a busload of Japanese tourists, and a paranoid Duke and his bumbling Secret Service escort. Directed by Steve Rash; starring Chevy Chase, Carrie Fisher, Eve Arden, Joseph Maher, Robert Donner, Billy Barty, Mako, Cork Hubbert, Pat McCormick, Adam Arkin, Richard Stahl, Freeman King, Zelda Rubinstein & Jerry Maren Warner Home Video widescreen color DVD [undated] out of prodn/used Warner Home Video color VHS [4/92] out of prodn/used 11"x17" poster from Amazon for $14.99 full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
"El Mago de Oz: Cuento de Frank Baum" [1985 TV]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089533/
"The Whimsical World of Oz" [1985 TV docu]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090316/
"Return To Oz" (1985) starring Fairuza Balk
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089908/
"Ozu no mahôtsukai" [1986 animated TV series]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206503/
"Ozma of Oz" [1987 animated video release]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093695/
"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" [1987 animated feature]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098675/
"The Emerald City of Oz" [1987 animated video release]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092959/
"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" [animated TV series 1987-88[
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092486/
"Supêsu Ozu no bôken" aka "The Wonderful Galaxy of Oz "
[1990 animated TV mini-series] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098886/
"The Hollywood Road To Oz" [1990 TV documentary]
Hosted by Charlton Heston http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099784/
"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic" documentary [CBS-TV special Feb 1990]
Co-produced, co-written & directed by Jack Haley, Jr.; hosted by Angela Lansbury; Emmy nomination for Outstanding
Directing; available on the 2-disk & 3-disk editions above; full credits from IMDb
"Dorothy & The Wizard In Oz [1993 animated video release]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106755/
"In Search of Oz" documentary [BBC 1993, USA June 1994]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107201/
"We're Off To See The Munchkins" [indep video docu 1993]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108527/
"Oz" [Japan animated video release 1994]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105084/
"The Magic Book of Oz" [indep video release 1994]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110431/companycredits
"Volshebnik izumrudnogo goroda" aka "The Wizard of the City of Emeralds"
[Russia 1994 part-animated feature]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111641/
"The Wizard of Oz In Concert: Dreams Come True" [TBS 1995]
Hosted by Alfre Woodard; starring Jackson Browne, Roger Daltrey, Natalie Cole, Joel Grey, Jewel Kilcher
(as Dorothy}, Nathan Lane, Debra Winger, Lucie Arnaz, Ry Cooder, Dr. John & James Waller (as Toto}
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114964/
"Lion of Oz" [2000]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120733/
"The Land of Oz [Hallmark Ent. 2000 TV]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0170138/
"Twister: A Musical Catastrophe" [2000 video release]
Written, directed & edited by and starring Ken Kesey [1935-2001]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111522/
"The Patchwork Girl of Oz" [2005 animated TV]
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0345776/companycredits
"The Muppets' Wizard of Oz" [aired on ABC 20 May 2005]
Starring Ashanti, David Alan Grier, Queen Latifah, Jeffrey Tambor, Quentin Tarantino, Kermit the Frog & Miss Piggy
http://abc.go.com/primetime/muppetsoz/ + http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0422778/
"Tin Man" six-hour mini-series
[SciFi Channel Dec 2007]
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Billed as a 'twisted' version of Baum's Oz tales; an ordinary girl named D.G suddenly arrives on the Outer Zone {i.e. Oz} and finds that evil Azkadellia has cast a spell over the magical realm; D.G. enlists the aid of half-brained eccentric Glitch, kindly-but-cowardly beast Raw, and heart- broken former lawman Cain in seeking the fabled Mystic Man who lives at the end of the Old Road.
Directed by Nick Willing; starring Zooey Deschanel, Alan Cumming, Neal McDonough, Kathleen Robertson, Raoul Trujillo, Callum Keith Rennie, Richard Dreyfuss, Blu Mankuma & Karin Konoval
Halmi Ent. Collector's Edition widescreen color DVD [3/2008] 2 disks for $15.99 full credits from IMDb • official movie site {requires Flash} • SciFi Channel non-Flash site |
SCRIPT SOLD 2007: A twisted take on "The Wizard of Oz" entitled "OZ" 
to be produced by Todd McFarlane and written by Josh Olsen • latest info on IMDb
Works About L. Frank Baum
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"The Wizard of Oz and Who He Was" [orig 1957, rev 1994] Edited by Martin Gardner & Russel B. Nye includes a reprint of the 1900 edition of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" with original W.W. Denslow illustrations; an essay by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Russel B. Nye; a biographical sketch of Baum by Martin Gardner; a bibliography of Baum's many publications; and a new introduction by Maurice Hungiville Michigan State Univ Press 9x6 pb [12/94] for $21.95 |
"To Please A Child: A Biography of L. Frank Baum, Royal Historian of Oz" [1961]
by Frank Joslyn Baum & Russell P. MacFall
Reilly & Lee Co. hardcover [1/61] out of print/scarce
"The Real, The True, The GEN-U-INE Wizard of Oz: L. Frank Baum"
[Random House / American School Publrs 1987]
Directed by Margaret Albrecht; written by Eleanor Kulleseid; video/DVD not available;
credits from IMDb
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"The Dreamer of Oz" [N.B.C.-TV/Spelling Ent. Dec 1990]
A sentimental, fictionalized version of Baum's early years, as he wrote & staged & acted in plays and devised the magical Land of Oz. Co-produced & co-written by David Kirschner; directed by Jack Bender; co-written by Richard Matheson; original music by Lee Holdridge; starring John Ritter, Annette O'Toole, Rue McClanahan, David Schramm, Charles Haid, Nancy Lenehan, Courtney Barilla, Nancy Morgan, Pat Skipper, Ed Gale, John Cameron Mitchell, Ryan Todd & Jason Ritter Percepto soundtrack CD conducted by Lee Holdridge [7/2005] out of prodn/used video/DVD not available; full credits at IMDb |
 | "L. Frank Baum: Royal Historian of Oz" [ages 9-12; 1992] by Angelica Shirley Carpenter Lerner Publns 8½x6 pb [6/93] out of print/used Lerner Publns 7¾x6¼ library hardcover [1/92] out of print/used |
 | "L. Frank Baum: Author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" [ages 4-8; 1995] by Carol Greene, illustrated by Steven Dobson Scholastic Library Children's Press pb [4/95] out of print/used Scholastic Library Children's Press 9¼x7½ library hardcover [4/95] out of print/used |
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"L. Frank Baum" biography [ages 9-12; 1997] by Jill C. Wheeler A.B.D.O. 10x8 hardcover [8/97] out of print/used |
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"Oz and Beyond: The Fantasy World of L. Frank Baum" [1997] by Michael O. Riley Univ of KS Press 8½x6¼ pb [10/98] for $15.95 Univ of KS Press 10¾x8½ hardcover [9/97] out of print/used |
 | "Oz: The American Fairyland" documentary [indep video release June 1997]
Co-directed by Gayle O'Neal & Leonard A. Swann, Jr.; narrated by Lee Lively; interviewees include illustrator Evelyn Copelman, authority Michael Patrick Hearn, granddaughter Ozma Baum Mantele, Oz author Rachel Cosgrove Payes, illustrator Charles Santore, Oz author Jay Scarfone & authority William Stillman Inner Visions Group color VHS [9/97] out of prodn/scarce full credits at IMDb |
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"The Family of The Wizard: The Baums of Syracuse" [1999] by Susan Ferrara Xlibris 8½x5½ pb [12/99] for $21.99 Xlibris 9x5½ hardcover [12/99] for $31.99 |
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"L. Frank Baum, Creator of Oz: A Biography" [2002] by Katharine M. Rogers Da Capo Press 9x6¼ pb [10/2003] for $17.95 library hardcover [undated] for $26.95 St. Martin's Press 9¼x6½ hardcover [10/2002] out of print/many used |
"The Wonderful Mother of Oz" [2003] by Sally Roesch Wagner
published by The Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation; not available on either Amazon or B&N (2008)
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"The Road To Oz: Twists, Turns, Bumps & Triumphs In The Life of L. Frank Baum" [ages 9-12; 2008] by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Kevin Hawkes Knopf Young Readers 11x8¾ hardcover [9/2008] for $14.03 Knopf Young Readers 11x8½ library hardcover [9/2008] for $20.99 |
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"Finding Oz: How L. Frank Baum Discovered The Great American Story" [2009] by Evan I. Schwartz Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 9x6¼ hardcover [4/2009] for $17.08 |
Oz Links
Oz Museum = www.wamego.org
http://www.beyondtherainbow2oz.com/culverhotel.html
Tribute site = geo/Hollywood/Bungalow/2525/ (from Classic Movies Ring 1/M3; ok 7/M3)
2000 exhibit at LibCongress http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/oz/
"Wizard of Oz' portal at Wikipedia
http://www.eskimo.com/~tiktok
The International Wizard of Oz Club [est. 1951 by Justin Schiller]
Joe's 'Wizard of Oz' fansite
http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Oz-Vol-II-Dorothy/dp/1604590173/
http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Oz-Vol-Wonderful-Marvelous/dp/1604590149/
http://www.amazon.com/Wizard-Oz-1988-London-Cast/dp/B00004SBPE/
http://www.amazon.com/Wicked-Musical-Tie-Times-Witch/dp/B0006V3Q8Q/
http://www.amazon.com/Oz-Odyssey-Roger-S-Baum/dp/1570722994/
http://www.amazon.com/Twinkle-Tales-L-Frank-Baum/dp/0803262426/
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