The movie is based on the children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, who went on to write multiple other ...

You'll be off to see the Wizard, Dorothy, Toto and the rest of the Oz gang in literary form when the Friends of the West ...

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.

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 ...

"Wicked" is a prequel to or, perhaps more accurately, the origin story of prominent characters in "The Wizard of Oz." The "Wicked" musical is based on Gregory Maguire's 1995 book "Wicked ...

Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are ... Frank Baum’s 1900 novel “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” Baum's book inspired the 1939 classic starring Judy Garland, “The ...