HE CONSIDERED himself a failure. He was 40 years old and nothing he had ever done had worked out that well.' That was John Ritter's summation of the state of mind of L. Frank Baum as he stood on the verge of creating magic.The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story. The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story is a 1. John Ritter as Lyman Frank Baum, the man who wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and thirteen of the other Oz books. Also starring in this TV movie was Annette O'Toole as Baum's supportive wife, Maud and Rue Mc. Clanahan as Baum's tough mother- in- law, Matilda Gage. John's son, Jason Ritter, makes his debut. At the time of the film's debut, O'Toole and Ritter also starred in another TV movie where they played a couple, IT. The film depicts how L. Frank Baum came to create The Wonderful Wizard of Oz while undergoing and eventually overcoming professional and personal failures. The story is interspersed with the famous Oz story, shown at certain points when Baum is writing down his ideas. From the imagination of one man came the most imaginative story of them all--Oz! The enchanting true story about storyteller Lyman Frank Baum (1859-1818) (John. It is shown that Baum was originally telling this to a group of kids, who asked him the name of this location, to which he looks at a file cabinet with one drawer marked O- Z and decided . Another idea Baum had thought of was to say Dorothy was born in the Dakota Territory, only to scrap that sentence in favor of Kansas. List of Oz characters - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This is a list of characters in the original sequel Oz books by American author L. Frank Baum, and in the later continued Oz series by his grandson Roger S. Baum, Ruth Plumly Thompson, John R. Neill, Jack Snow, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Eloise Jarvis Mc. Graw and Lauren Mc. Graw, Dick Martin, Eric Shanower, and Sherwood Smith. Characters from Gregory Maguire's Wicked are not included, as his works, among others such as the work of March Laumer, are considered . Teller of Pittsburg State University in the Winter 1. The Baum Bugle and appears regularly in Oz fandom). A- B- Sea Serpent. This 1990 TV movie may be harder to find but it is worth it especially if you're a fan of the 1939 classic. The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story is a film that stars John Ritter as Lyman Frank Baum, the man who wrote The. Blue Jeans By Gianni Versace For Men, Eau De Toilette Spray 2.5-Ounces. You have no Favorite Channels. To follow a channel click the. If you wish to view your Favorite Channels from anywhere on the site, click on the My Favorites link at the top of the page. Directed by Jack Bender. With John Ritter, Annette O'Toole, Rue McClanahan. The film is the biography of Frank Baum, the children's book author and creator of the fantasy world Oz. Visit IMDb for Photos, Showtimes, Cast. Lyrics to 'Dreamer' song by OZZY OSBOURNE: Gazing through the window at the world outside Wondering will mother earth survive Hoping that manki. He lives in Mer City where he teaches the merchildren their letters. Abatha the Good Witch of the East is the title character in Eric Shanower's graphic novel, The Blue Witch of Oz. She fell under a spell during a custody battle with her brother- in- law over custody of her son. Agnes is a dragon who appeared in The Giant Horse of Oz. She is the close friend and assistant of the Good Witch of the North. Army of Oogaboo. They have been formed from different Oogaboo citizens by Queen Ann Soforth. It consists of: General Jo Apple - He owns an apple orchard. General Jo Bunn - He owns an orchard where his trees grow graham buns and wheat buns in both the hot and cold variety. Jo Bunn is married and has children. General Jo Cone - He owns an orchard where he grows ice cream cones. His wife is a good fighter. General Jo Clock - He owns an orchard that contains Clock Trees. He was the one who suggested to Queen Ann Soforth to make colonels out of the rest of the latest recruits. Colonel Jo Plum - He owns a plum orchard. Colonel Jo Egg - He owns an orchard where his trees grow eggs. Colonel Jo Banjo - He owns an orchard where his trees grow banjos. Colonel Jo Cheese - He owns an orchard where his trees grow cheese. Major Jo Nail - He owns an orchard where his trees grow nails. He suggested to Queen Ann Soforth to make him a major. Major Jo Cake - He owns an orchard where his trees grow cakes. Major Jo Ham - He owns an orchard where his trees grow hams. Major Jo Stockings - He owns an orchard where his trees grow stockings. Captain Jo Sandwich - He owns an orchard where his trees grow sandwiches. Captain Jo Padlock - He owns an orchard where his trees grow padlocks. Captain Jo Sundae - He owns an orchard where his trees grow sundaes. Captain Jo Buttons - He owns an orchard where his trees grow buttons. Private Jo Files - He owns an orchard where his trees grow steel files and also has trees that grow storybooks. Jo Files is both intelligent and ambitious. After Private Files resigns, Tik- Tok is made a private in the army. Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. Both are Dorothy Gale's guardian aunt and uncle. They live a joyless and gray life on a small farm on the prairies of Kansas. Neither Henry nor Em believe their niece when she tells them she's been to the Land of Oz, but consider her a mere dreamer, as her dead mother had been. However, after they are facing foreclosure on their farm, Dorothy arranges with Princess Ozma to bring them to Oz, so they can escape their bleak fates and be safe and finally content. Eventually, they permanently move to Oz in The Emerald City of Oz and take jobs in the Emerald City. Belfaygor of Bourne. This causes severe problems when sleeping, and when he is locked in a prison cell with Peter Brown, Jack Pumpkinhead, and Snif the Iffin, all except Jack get a close- call as his beard grows in the night, filling so much of the cell that it makes it difficult to breathe. Belfaygor's curse is often brought up in discussions of the inconsistencies about aging and death in the Land of Oz, as it indicates that mitosis continues to exist in Oz. The beard disappears when he is caught and released from the pirate sack Peter found in The Gnome King of Oz, after which he vows never to grow one again. Bell- snickle. He is described as being like a blue- green buckwheat cake, and is proud to be a mystery. He interferes with the flabber- gas that operates the Scalawagons, sending them out of control. After his defeat, Jenny Jump used him as a rubber stamp in her shop. Betsy Bobbin. She comes to the Land of Oz along with her companion Hank the talking mule after being shipwrecked. Both Besty and Hank become good friends and companions to Dorothy Gale, Princess Ozma, and several other Ozians. They also appear in several more Oz books. Billina. In the story, she saves the citizens of Oz from being turned into decor objects by the evil Nome King. She is quite sassy, talkative, and is portrayed in later Oz books as being the matriarch of a large colony of chicks. Eventually, Billina chooses to stay in Oz and live in the Emerald City's royal palace. She is a major character in Walt Disney's 1. Return to Oz, in which she helps Dorothy save the Land of Oz from near extinction. Blinkem. He is depicted as a wealthy Munchkin man with a large family who offers Dorothy Gale and Toto shelter after throwing a lavish banquet in Dorothy's honor upon her arrival to the Land of Oz. Boq plays a much larger role in the Wicked books and the successful Broadway musical of the same. In Wicked, Boq is a Munchkin who attends Shiz University with Elphaba and Galinda. In the musical adaptation of Wicked (but not in Baum's or Gregory Maguire's books), Boq becomes the Tin Woodman. Bristle. He works as the Keeper of the Wicket which is a name given to the Doorman of Bunnybury. He can only admit visitors with an order or letter of introduction from Ozma of Oz or Glinda the Good. When visitors are admitted, Bristle reduces them to the size of a rabbit before letting them into the village itself. Button- Bright. He is the first American child besides Dorothy Gale to accidentally emigrate to the Land of Oz. Because his real given name is rather long, he's called . In the sequel Oz books, he is often the main character in subplots that deal with him getting lost and being found again. Button- Bright is also a main character in the book Sky Island. Cap'n Bill. He is a former sea captain with a wooden leg. Cayke (or Cayke the Cookie Cook as she is also called) is a character who appears in the book The Lost Princess of Oz (1. Cayke knows that the dishpan has magic powers; she admits to the Frogman that without it she is a poor cook, and her cookies are . Ugu the shoemaker steals Cayke's dishpan and uses it to kidnap Ozma and steal all the magic in the Land of Oz. When Cayke discovers her dishpan has gone missing, she is greatly distressed, and causes quite a fuss by wailing and screaming. After the Frogman, who is thought to be extremely wise by all of the Yips, tells her that the dishpan has been stolen by someone outside of the country of the Yips, she leaves the plateau where the Yips live and travels the general land of Oz to find it. This trip makes her the first Yip to leave the plateau. Though the Frogman joins her, she was prepared to go alone, showing her courage and determination. Cayke is a relatively simple woman, but she is honest except with the truth will hurt someone's feelings. She lives in the tiny hidden enclave called . She, like all the other china people, cannot leave their enclave or they will become lifeless and stiff. Chiss is a four- legged fictional creature in The Patchwork Girl of Oz. It apparently does not have the ability to grow new quills, as it must gather up its quills and put them back in its body after firing them. In the Oz book, Chiss threw its quills at Ojo the Lucky and his party, but Scraps the Patchwork Girl shielded the group from the quills. The group took Chiss's quills with them so that the creature could not attack anyone again. His name is a portmanteau of Nick Chopper and Fyter the Tin Soldier, as he was made from the limbs of Fyter and the Tin Woodman (including Fyter's head) and secured with magic . He eventually marries the Tin Man's love interest Nimmie Amee. Cinnamon Bunn. He appears in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and becomes one of Dorothy Gale's first companions in Oz, joining her and the Scarecrow and Tin Woodman as he is in search of courage. At the end of the book, he becomes King of the Beasts in the dark forest in Oz's southern quadrant called Quadling Country, though this is rarely brought up in later Oz books. In the sequels he appears in minor roles as Ozma's bodyguard and beast of burden, along with the Hungry Tiger. In The Cowardly Lion of Oz, a lion collector seeks to capture him, while he seeks to restore his courage. Dorothy Gale. She is depicted as being a very young, heroic and sweet tempered orphan girl from a small farm on the prairies of Kansas. Baum never reveals Dorothy's age, but she is thought to be no older than twelve years old. In appearance she is described as having chubby little hands, a round rosy face, big earnest eyes filled with awe and a merry laugh. She has a small pet dog she calls Toto, and loves dearly. After her first adventure in the Land of Oz, she returns to Kansas via the charmed Silver Shoes, (Ruby Slippers in the classic MGM musical of 1. Not much later, she unexpectedly returns to Oz again, thus having several more adventures before permanently settling there as an official princess of Oz in the book The Emerald City of Oz (1. Dr. Pipt is sometimes called . He is so crooked that his legs are nearly as handy as his arms. When he sits, one knee is under his chin and the other behind his back. Pipt lives in the Munchkin Country with his wife Margolotte. He is notable for creating the Patchwork Girl (who was created by Dr. Pipt's Margolotte) and the Glass Cat. Glinda also straightened his crooked limbs. He also invented the Powder of Life, although in The Marvelous Land of Oz, its invention is credited to a Dr. Nikidik, another crooked magician from the Gillikin Country. In an article in the Spring 1. The Baum Bugle, Lee Speth argues that Nikidik faked his death in the earlier book, to assume a new identity as Pipt.
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