The Wizard Of Oz

general

The original ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz are among the most iconic costumes in film history. Today, the most complete pair is held by the Smithsonian National Museum of...

Film Production

Dorothy Gale obtained the iconic ruby slippers in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz as a gift from the magical Wizard after she and her companions defeated the Wicked Witch of the...

biography

Judy Garland was 16 years old during the principal photography of The Wizard of Oz and turned 17 shortly before the film’s premiere in August 1939. Production began in October...

literature-and-arts

L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz emerged from a blend of personal experience, literary ambition, and turn-of-the-century American culture, creating a dura...

people

Wendy is a supporting character in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, serving as one of Dorothy’s fellow companions in Oz and representing one of the more quietly memorable figur...

theatre-musical

Nessarose’s shoes in Wicked are the iconic silver slippers that define her character in both the Broadway musical and Gregory Maguire’s novel. Within the story, they symboli...

relationship

No, Glinda and BoQ do not end up together in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. In the original 1900 book, Glinda plays a gentle, guiding role and helps Dorothy return home, while BoQ...

film-history

In the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, a brief visual of snow falling over the poppy field was created using genuine asbestos fibers, a common and inexpensive insulating material at...

Relationships

Dorothy meets the Scarecrow early in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, shortly after she arrives in Kansas and begins following the Yellow Brick Road. In L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel...

biography

Ray Bolger, best known for playing the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz (1939), had a distinctive appearance partly shaped by a prominent scar on his right cheek. This article expl...