Dwan also helped launch the career of two other very successful Hollywood directors, Victor Fleming, who went on to direct The Wizard of Oz and Gone With the Wind, and Marshall Neilan, who became an actor, director, writer and producer.

* 1939 – The Wizard of Oz premiered at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Los Angeles, California.

His voice over acting talents can be heard on animated shows like Ren and Stimpy, Scooby Doo, Batman: The Animated Series, Steven Spielberg's Animaniacs, Little Wizard Adventures, The Oz Kids and Disney's Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.

Another example is the place of The Wizard of Oz ( 1939 ) in American and British gay culture, although a widely viewed and historically important film in greater American culture.

" Yip " Harburg ( performed by Judy Garland in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz ), " White Christmas " written by Irving Berlin ( best-known performance by Bing Crosby ), " This Land Is Your Land " written and performed by Woody Guthrie, " Respect " written by Otis Redding ( best-known performance by Aretha Franklin ), and " American Pie ".

During this period, beginning in 1964, he acted as television host to the annual CBS telecasts of MGM's The Wizard of Oz.

1939, a major year for American cinema, brought such films as The Wizard of Oz and Gone with The Wind.

Frank L. Baum published “ Mother Goose in Prose ” in 1897, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1900, and American Fairy Tales in 1901.

The Wizard of Oz, in particular, is considered to be an allegory of the politics and characters of the 1890s.

It failed to win any Oscars partly because of the number of other major pictures that were nominated that year, including The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind.

He filmed the cave scene for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ( 1938 ) and, following the firing of its original director Richard Thorpe, Cukor spent a week on the set of The Wizard of Oz ( 1939 ).

* Hickory, portrayed by Jack Haley, the farm worker who became the Tin Woodsman in Dorothy's dream in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz

Garland as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz ( 1939 film ) | The Wizard of Oz ( 1939 )

Lyman Frank Baum ( May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919 ) was an American author of children's books, best known for writing The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Baum's description of Kansas in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is based on his experiences in drought-ridden South Dakota.

In 1900, Baum and Denslow ( with whom he shared the copyright ) published The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to much critical acclaim and financial success.

Baum and Tietjens had worked on a musical of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1901 and based closely upon the book, but it was rejected.

This stage version, the first to use the shortened title " The Wizard of Oz ", opened in Chicago in 1902, then ran on Broadway for 293 stage nights from January to October 1903.

The Wicked Witch of the West was eliminated entirely in the script, and the plot became about how the four friends, being allied with the usurping Wizard, were hunted as traitors to Pastoria II, the rightful King of Oz.

Beginning with the success of the stage version, most subsequent versions of the story, including newer editions of the novel, have been titled " The Wizard of Oz ", rather than using the full, original title.

He did not get back to a stable financial situation for several years, after he sold the royalty rights to many of his earlier works, including The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Frank Baum's grave in one of the films, whose younger brother Harold Rosson photographed The Wizard of Oz ( 1939 ).

The realm of Mspellsheimr appears as ' Muspel ' in Gene Wolfe's book series, The Wizard Knight.

The Shadow appears as Henry Arnaud in " Atoms of Death ," " Buried Evidence ," " Death Jewels ," " Death Premium ," " Death Ship ," " Green Eyes ," " House of Silence ," " Murder Trail ," " Quetzal ," " Realm of Doom ," " The Black Master ," " The Blue Sphinx ," " The Case of Congressman Coyd ," " The Circle of Death ," " The City of Doom ," " The Condor ," " The Embassy Murders ," " The Five Chameleons ," " The Ghost Murders ," " The Man From Shanghai ," " The Plot Master ," " The Radium Murders ," " The Romanoff Jewels ," " The Seven Drops of Blood ," " The Shadow Unmasks ," " The Shadow's Shadow ," and " Wizard of Crime.

Dorothy first appears in Baum's classic children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and reappears in most of its sequels.

On each of these occasions, the Wizard appears in a different form, once as a giant head, once as a beautiful fairy, once as a ball of fire, and once as a horrible monster.

" In the film, the Wizard is seen only as a floating head and as a human, not in any of the other shapes that he appears in the book.

* The Wizard of Oz appears in Off to See the Wizard voiced by Daws Butler.

* The Wizard of Oz appears in Dorothy and the Witches of Oz portrayed by Christopher Lloyd.

She appears in every book of the series except the first, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ( 1900 ).

Once in the throne room, they are assaulted by a great show of lights, smoke, and pyrotechnics as the Wizard appears in several forms before them (" So You Wanted To See the Wizard ").

The term appears in Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Road to Oz, and The Emerald City of Oz.

He appears in the The Wizard of Oz cartoon voiced by Charlie Adler.

When he next appears in Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz as the prosecutor in Ozma's court, Baum seemingly decided to portray him as more pompous and arrogant, and decidedly unlikeable.

Skeletor as he appears in The Wizard of Stone Mountain

Skeletor appears in the 2011 fan film " The Wizard of Stone Mountain ", portrayed by actor Andrew Brett.

The slogan " White Pride, World Wide " appears in the logo of Stormfront, a website owned and operated by Don Black, who was formerly a Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.

As they leave the " Wash & Brush Up Co .", The Wicked Witch of the West ( Margaret Hamilton ) appears in the sky riding her broomstick, skywriting the words " SURRENDER DOROTHY " The terrified townspeople of the Emerald City-and the four intrepid adventurers-respond by rushing to the chamber where the Wizard of Oz himself ( Frank Morgan ) resides, only to be turned away by a Majordomo ( also played by Frank Morgan ) based loosely on the Soldier with the Green Whiskers.

Another version of the Frightful Four ( consisting of Wizard, Hydro-Man, Titania, and Trapster ) appears to challenge the Fantastic Four again, only to find themselves dealing with the additional presence of the Black Panther and Storm, who had temporarily joined the Fantastic Four while Reed and Sue were on a second honeymoon to work on their marriage after their separation during the Civil War.

* Toto appears in The Wizard of Oz cartoon with his vocal effects provided by Frank Welker.

* Captain Cold appears in DC Universe Online voiced by Ryan Wickerham In the hero campaign, Captain Cold ( alongside Heat Wave, Mirror Master, and Weather Wizard ) is a boss in the Stryker's Island alert.

The zombie Mole Man also appears in the prequel to Marvel Zombies, Marvel Zombies: Dead Days, appearing to attack Nova alongside the Wizard.

* The Wizard appears in the Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes episode " Frightful ", voiced by Jonathan Holmes.

* Wizard appears in Ultimate Spider-Man, voiced by Tom Kenny.