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Author
Language
English
Description
"This richly imagined novel tells the story behind The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the book that inspired the iconic film, through the eyes of author L. Frank Baum's intrepid wife, Maud. Hollywood, 1938: As soon as she learns that M-G-M is adapting her late husband's masterpiece for the screen, seventy-seven-year-old Maud Gage Baum sets about trying to finagle her way onto the set. Nineteen years after Frank's passing, Maud is the only person who can...
Author
Publisher
Metro Books
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
160 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 x 32 cm
Language
English
Description
"This exciting, photo-packed collection lends a whole new dimension to the story that's been dazzling audiences for generations! The Wizard of Oz: An Illustrated Companion tracesthe film's history all the way back to L. Frank Baum's written and theatrical masterworks, to the aruduous process of crafting Oz for the silver screen, to the film's triumphant August 1939 premeire, and on to the decades of ensuing, unparalleled acclaim. Inside the pages...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
950L
Physical Desc
105 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the history of the legendary film, from its creation as a novel by L. Frank Baum and the production of the film to the legacy the cultural phenomenon has inspired.