Released in 2013, this live-action film released by Disney is meant to be something of a spiritual prequel to MGM’s The Wizard ... books are actually repressed childhood memories of her time in Oz.

The Wizard of Oz was an entertainment franchise before franchises were a concept. The original 14-book series by Baum is a rich tapestry of dark fantasy with bizarre characters and settings.

"The Wizard of Oz" and its sequels were considered pulp books — like "The Hardy Boys ... toys and newspaper comic strips. Baum was, in this respect, a kind of proto-Disney.

In short, people are finding Oz everywhere but in the original books by L. Frank Baum — who invented the place in "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900) and its 13 sequels (after his death in 1919 ...

Celebrate L. Frank Baum's birthday, the 150th anniversary of his timeless book, and new historical marker coming soon to the spot of his boyhood Mattydale home on Saturday.

Based on L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” series of books, the Land of Oz theme park opened in North Carolina to enthusiastic reviews. Debbie Reynolds cut the ceremonial ribbon ...