The Wizard Of Oz

PUBLISHED ON THE 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RELEASE OF THE FILM: AUGUST 15, 2004! The Wizard of Oz is one of the most popular and beloved motion pictures of all time. Seen by over one billion people worldwide since its 1939 premiere, Oz is an indelible part of our national ...more

While Salman Rushdie has treasured The Wizard of Oz since his boyhood, the movie's idea of returning "home" has had a special resonance for him as an adult. In this lovely appreciation of the MGM classic, Rushdie does not dwell upon his continual flight from any "home" after writing The ...more

Published to coincide with MGM's 50th anniversary relaunch of the movie worldwide, this book reveals the traumas that bedevilled the making of "The Wizard of Oz" in 1939. The book includes interviews with surviving actors and production personnel, as well as newly uncovered photographs. ...more

Step-by-step directions, exploded diagrams insure easy assembly of full-color theater, stage and more. Includes colorful scenery backdrops of Munchkinland, the Emerald City, and more, plus all the favorite Oz characters — Dorothy, Toto, the Wizard, Tin Woodman, Cowardly Lion, Scarecrow, and others — as well as props and story synopsis. ...more

". . . required reading for anyone interested in the great American songs."-New York Times Book Review Many of us can sing along with Dorothy when she imagines a place "Over the Rainbow." And we all remember the Depression-era classic "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" But very few can ...more

After a cyclone transports her to the land of Oz, Dorothy must seek out the great wizard in order to return to Kansas. ...more

24 classic W. W. Denslow illustrations from first edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz are skillfully adapted in colorful postcard form. ...more

Swartz reminds us in that various stage and screen dramatizations of Baum's story preceded and influenced the 1939 film. This richly illustrated book contains many rare photographs, film stills, sketches, theater programs, and movie advertisements from the different productions. Piecing together the Chicago and Broadway stage productions (1902-3) from contemporary ...more

The Wizard of Oz bears the remarkable distinction of being a perennial favorite in both book and movie form, the former for a solid century. Since the first Wizard of Oz book appeared just as the American merchandising machine was swinging into full gear, the characters of Oz have also ...more