* The Tin Woodman from L. Frank Baum's Oz books ( at least before he became entirely metal ).

There was some precedent in the treatment of L. Frank Baum's Oz books ( and the many sequels by others ) by librarians in the United States in the 1930s.

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

In L. Frank Baum's Oz series, the Nomes ( so spelled ), especially their king, are the chief adversaries of the Oz people.

In the sequel, The Empire Strikes Back, Luke receives extensive Jedi training from the elderly ( and only surviving ) Jedi Master Yoda ( Frank Oz ), even as he learns that Vader is in fact his father, former Jedi Anakin Skywalker.

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.

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

After little success probing the unrealized children's film market, Baum came clean about who wrote The Last Egyptian and made a film of it ( portions of which are included in Decasia ), but the Oz name had, for the time being, become box office poison and even a name change to Dramatic Feature Films and transfer of ownership to Frank Joslyn Baum did not help.

Children's author and playwright L. Frank Baum referred to a seat in this passage of his novel Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz ; “ At once a little girl rose from her seat and walked to the door of the car, carrying a wicker suit-case in one hand and a round bird-cage covered up with newspapers in the other, while a parasol was tucked under her arm .”

In 1960, Cornell University astronomer Frank Drake performed the first modern SETI experiment, named " Project Ozma ", after the Queen of Oz in L. Frank Baum's fantasy books.

* August 15 – MGM's classic musical film The Wizard of Oz, based on L. Frank Baum's famous novel, and starring Judy Garland as Dorothy, premieres at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

** MGM's classic musical film The Wizard of Oz, based on L. Frank Baum's famous novel, and starring Judy Garland as Dorothy, is released in theaters everywhere.

* May 6 – L. Frank Baum, American author, poet, playwright, actor and independent filmmaker ( The Wizard of Oz ) ( b. 1856 )

* May 15 – L. Frank Baum, American author, poet, playwright, actor and independent filmmaker ( The Wizard of Oz ) ( d. 1919 )

Muppet performers over the course of the show include Jim Henson, Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, Fran Brill, Eren Ozker, Steve Whitmire, Louise Gold, Kathryn Mullen, Karen Prell, Brian Muehl, Bob Payne, and John Lovelady.

A hallmark of these sketches was the improvisation between Jim Henson, who performed the Chef's head and voice, and Frank Oz, who was his hands.

It left a remembered vision that inspired the Emerald City of L. Frank Baum's Land of Oz and Walt Disney's theme parks.

Before the definition of the genre of fantasy, many works that would now be classified as fantasy were termed " fairy tales ", including Tolkien's The Hobbit, George Orwell's Animal Farm, and L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Frank Oz, puppeteer for The Muppets was born in Hereford and lived there for the first five years of his life.

The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum, is a children's novel, the seventh set in the Land of Oz.

* The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a 1900 book by L. Frank Baum and W. W. Denslow

* The Wizard of Oz ( 1902 stage play ), a musical by L. Frank Baum, Paul Tietjens and others

Along with Le Corbusier, Alvar Aalto and Frank Lloyd Wright, he is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modern architecture.

She is regarded as one of the most influential jazz vocalists of all time, being cited as a mentor to diverse artists such as Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Paul McCartney, Bette Midler, Madonna, and Dusty Springfield.

Goldman's article " A Causal Theory of Knowing " ( Journal of Philosophy, v. 64 ( 1967 ), pp. 357 – 372 ) is generally credited as being the first full treatment of the theory, though D. M. Armstrong is also regarded as an important source, and ( according to Hugh Mellor ) Frank Ramsey was the very first to state the theory, albeit in passing.

Along with the West Indian captain Frank Worrell, Benaud's bold leadership enlivened interest in Test cricket among a public who had increasingly regarded it as boring.

Of Disney studio animators, Art Babbitt is most regarded for the creation of the Goofy character, while original concept drawings were by Frank Webb.

But it was probably Frank Sinatra, whose early career is often linked to his appeal to bobby soxers, who is generally regarded as being the first true ' teen idol '.

However a two-thirds majority of his party, which included Roman Catholics and union representatives as well as the Industrialists ( Socialists ) such as Frank Anstey, were bitterly opposed to this, especially in the wake of what was regarded by many Irish Australians ( most of whom were Roman Catholics ) as Britain's excessive response to the Easter Rising of 1916.

Maria Theresa regarded him as a disseminator of Christianity among the Jews, and it is even said that Joseph II was favorably inclined to the young Eve Frank.

However, no references of the gift have been found in Abbasid records, nor any mentions of interactions with Charlemagne, possibly because Rashid regarded the Frank as a minor ruler.

Keppard was widely imitated both in New Orleans and Chicago, including contemporaneous and highly regarded players such as Louis Panico and Frank Guarante.

In 1996, he received the Frank Parilla Award from the Puerto Rico Boxing Commission, which is awarded to the boxer that is universally regarded as the best Puerto Rican Boxer of the year.

Madden was regarded during his career as one of the league's best defensive forwards ; he was awarded the Frank J. Selke Trophy in 2001, and finished second in voting 2003, 2004 and 2008.

Gore's victory, coupled with that of Frank G. Clement for governor of Tennessee over incumbent Gordon Browning on the same day, is widely regarded as a major turning point in Tennessee political history and as marking the end of statewide influence for E. H. Crump, the Memphis political boss.

Furthermore, over $ 100, 000 appeared to be missing from the Trio's publishing royalties ( an accounting error eventually rectified ) and that created an additional irritant to both sides: to Guard because he regarded it as inexcusable carelessness and to Shane and Reynolds because it highlighted what they perceived as Guard's propensity to claim individual copyright for some of the group's songs, including " Tom Dooley " ( though Guard eventually lost a suit over copyright for that number to Alan Lomax, Frank Warner, and Frank Proffitt ) and " Scotch and Soda ".

A consummate professional, he was highly regarded by the studios and was sought out by Cecil B. DeMille, Frank Capra, Hal Roach and other Hollywood directing greats.

His writing championed now-famous architects such as Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas, Zaha Hadid and Jean Nouvel, as well as architects that he regarded as rising talents, including Greg Lynn, Lindy Roy, Jesse Reiser, Nanako Umemoto and Casagrande & Rintala.

Despite the controversial loss, Zbyszko was now regarded among the premier wrestlers in the world ; and he would then take on the mammoth challenge of India ’ s feared Great Gama, an undefeated champion who had been unsuccessful in his attempts to lure Frank Gotch into a match.

As expected, Chapman was named as captain for the Australian tour. The MCC touring team was regarded as a strong one by commentators ; the only controversy was the omission of Frank Woolley which was not fully explained.

Black Saturday as it is known, is regarded as the darkest day in the event's history after crashes claimed the lives of three riders, Tom Herron, Brian Hamilton and Frank Kennedy who died months later from his injuries.

While he never was regarded as the best at his position ( being a contemporary of superstars Bobby Hull and Frank Mahovlich ), he had a long and stellar career, and retired as the fourth leading point scorer of all time and having played the third most games in history.

The song is often regarded as a companion piece to " Two Sleepy People ," written in September 1938 by Hoagy Carmichael with lyrics by Frank Loesser, which was also performed by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross in the later film, Thanks for the Memory ( 1939 ).

He was regarded as being the greatest right wing in the game's history when he retired, an opinion former teammate Frank Boucher retained many years later: " Bill was the finest all-round player in Ranger history.

The wagon train heads out, under the direction of company owner Frank Wallingham ( Brian Keith ), regarded as a " taxpayer and a good Republican.