L. Frank Baum | L. Frank Baum
Mar.20.2013
There is a vast variety of stories imagined and reinvented throughout Oz Reimagined, which was the intent. Some of the stories were sparkling gems, like A Tornado of Dorothys where people were sucked into a situation to replay the original story line over and over for The Great Wizard of Oz's view...
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Mar.19.2013
With Oz the Great and Powerful holding on theatrically to the #1 spot for the second straight week, it’s obvious that America still has an enduring love-affair with L. Frank Baum’s timeless literary classic. Now, Southern California can enjoy the memory of its star: Judy Garland.
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Jan.27.2012
When I was a child Lewis Carroll ‘s Alice in Wonderland (1865) and L. Frank Baum’s Wizard of Oz (1908) enthralled. These classics told stories of two girls’ travel outside of earthly time, into worlds of myth and allegory. Dorothy’s Oz and Alice’s realm beyond the rabbit hole, were populated by...
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Jun.18.2010
Dear Mr. Rushdie:
I remember a short story I read where a terrorist held a gun on a plastic surgeon while he gave him a new face, your face, because the terrorist already looked a bit like you and because you were in the news all the time. The fatwa the Ayatollah decreed against you -- is decreed...
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Oct.16.2009
I’ve no doubt many events played into my lifelong love for The Wizard of Oz. My mother would read the Oz books to me as a child. I was immediately captivated by their stories, and I remember studying the elaborately detailed illustrations for hours on end. We had several early editions of the books...
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Oct.14.2009
I’ve no doubt many events played into my lifelong love for The Wizard of Oz. My mother would read the Oz books to me as a child. I was immediately captivated by their stories, and I remember studying the elaborately detailed illustrations for hours on end. We had several early editions of the books...
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