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**Munchkin actress Ruth Duccini — [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/08/meet-ruth-duccini-a-munchkin-from-the-wizard-of-oz.html A]] [[http://ecmpostreview.com/2014/03/06/remembering-rush-citys-munchkin/ B]] | **Munchkin actress Ruth Duccini — [[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/08/meet-ruth-duccini-a-munchkin-from-the-wizard-of-oz.html A]] [[http://ecmpostreview.com/2014/03/06/remembering-rush-citys-munchkin/ B]] | ||
**[http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-Features-i-2014-03-28-191908.114137-Mickey-Carroll-and-Other-Fond-Memories-Of-Oz.html#axzz2xNI1GZBa Munchkin actor Mickey Carroll] | **[http://www.websterkirkwoodtimes.com/Articles-Features-i-2014-03-28-191908.114137-Mickey-Carroll-and-Other-Fond-Memories-Of-Oz.html#axzz2xNI1GZBa Munchkin actor Mickey Carroll] | ||
***[http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2014/05/lawsuit_over_estate_of_decease.php | ***Lawsuits over Carroll's estate — [[http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2014/05/lawsuit_over_estate_of_decease.php A]] [[http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/jury-sides-with-caretaker-in-wizard-of-oz-actor-mickey/article_26b8ad7e-6ed7-53ad-b5ab-746825dc69a7.html B]] | ||
**[http://severaltimesremoved.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-over-rainbow-connection.html Munchkin genealogy] | **[http://severaltimesremoved.blogspot.com/2013/11/the-over-rainbow-connection.html Munchkin genealogy] | ||
**[http://www.classicmoviemusicals.com/actorst.htm#terry Terry's entry on the Classic Movie Musicals site] | **[http://www.classicmoviemusicals.com/actorst.htm#terry Terry's entry on the Classic Movie Musicals site] | ||
Revision as of 20:31, 8 July 2014
- The official Wizard of Oz movie page — lots of info about The Movie, pictures, lyrics, links...
- The Wizard of Oz Kids (designed for younger Oz fans)
- Warner Bros., the studio that owns and controls it
- The 1949 reissue trailer — in 3-D! (Break out your red-and-blue glasses to watch this one!)
- The history of Technicolor and where The Movie fits in (and no, The Wizard of Oz was not the first color movie)
- Behind the scenes in the early days of shooting — Judy Garland is still wearing a blond wig!
- The 2013 anniversary 3-D IMAX release — [A] [B] [C]
- The premiere — [A] [B] [C] [D] [E (Pentatonix sing!)]
- Converting it to 3D — [A] [B]
- Is The Wizard of Oz in 3-D going too far?
- Reviews — [New York Post] [Ryan Jay] [Leonard Maltin] [Angelo Thomas] [Toronto Star] [Indiewire] [Digitalbits] [Cleveland.com] [Entertainment Weekly] [Washington Post] [USA Today] [Jared Davis]
- At the box office — [A] [B]
- Warner Bros. and Habitat for Humanity team up to celebrate the anniversary by building homes
- The 75th anniversary at the 2014 Oscars — [Liza Minnelli] [L. Frank Baum snubbed]
- A review from The Onion (WARNING: This is satirical. Do not take it seriously!)
- "The Yellow Brick Road to Utopia", a comparison of the book and movie
- Reel Classic's site on The Movie, with many resources, links, and more
(unofficial website)
- The Vatican Film List — yes, The Wizard of Oz is on it
- Review of the Italian DVD release (written in Italian)
- The Wizard of Oz at Seventy (NPR radio piece)
- Other AFI lists of interest to Oz fans:
- The Best Fantasy Films of All Time (according to Rotten Tomatoes)
- Personal pages about The Movie:
- Resources for stuff that's in or from The Movie:
- Read the script here or here
- The script at the Internet Movie Script Database
- Images from The Movie — [A (you can even buy photos here)] [B (downloadable as desktop wallpaper)] [C] [D (more wallpaper)] [E]
- Publicity stills — [A] [B]
- Sound bites from The Movie
- Professor Marvel's wagon art
- The Academy's Production Art database (and yes, there are some from The Movie)
- The original LP soundtrack release
- The actors in The Wizard of Oz:
- Graves of Wizard of Oz stars
- The Judy Garland Site's Wizard of Oz page
- The Judy Garland Database
- Judy Garland on the radio (including the Lux Radio Theater production of The Wizard of Oz)
- The Judy Garland Museum and Festival
- Michael Jensen, a Wizard of Oz/Judy Garland tribute pianist
- The Judy Garland Experience (internet mailing list/discussion group)
- The Judy Room
- Judy Garland on A&E's Biography
- A fan from Oz helps to restore Judy Garland's childhood home
- Bert Lahr appears on What's My Line?
- Margaret Hamilton in classic TV clips and commercials, and some Oz info as well
- Margaret Hamilton meets Paul Lynde and KISS
- Margaret Hamilton visits Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
- Judy Garland and Margaret Hamilton's TV reunion
- Margaret Hamilton's summer retreat in Maine
- Book: Mrs. Ziegfeld: The Public & Private Lives of Billie Burke
- Billie Burke on the radio
- Jerry Maren, the middle Lollipop Kid — [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G]
- Margaret Pellegrini, the flowerpot Munchkin — [A] [B] [C]
- Coverage of her funeral — [A] [B]
- How The Onion remembered her at the end of 2013
- Margaret's book
- Munchkin actress Ruth Duccini — [A] [B]
- Munchkin actor Mickey Carroll
- Munchkin genealogy
- Terry's entry on the Classic Movie Musicals site
- Cairn Terriers (just like Toto)
- Col. Potter Cairn Rescue Network — help for those Cairns who need it
- About Cairn Terriers
- Where's Toto now?
- Toto remembered
- "Toto, the Wizard of Oz Dog"
- Joan Kenmore, one of the child Munchkin extras
- The Official Buddy Ebsen Website — he was the first Tin Woodman of The Movie! (Includes how to order his autobiography.)
- A medley of MGM songs at the 2009 BBC Proms (the last one should sound very familiar)
- The most important song in The Wizard of Oz (it's not what you think!)
- For Record Store Day 2014, a special green vinyl edition of the soundtrack
- How the death of Margaret Thatcher made "Ding Dong the Witch Is Dead" a chart-topper in 2013 — [A] [B]
- Western Costume celebrates its one hundredth year of making movie costumes — yes, they worked on The Wizard of Oz
- Did somebody really hang himself or commit suicide while making the movie? — [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H, part 1] [H, part 2] [H, the "rebuttal"] [I] [J] [K]
- Mythbusters takes on another Oz myth (but they get it wrong...)
- The Wizard of Oz was a remake!, along with five other classics
- And the worst villain in movie history is... (CAUTION: Some very naughty words in this one.)
- Nine Famous Movie Villains Who Were Right All Along (CAUTION: This one has naughty words, too.)
- The Wizard of Oz and copyright (particularly in regards to The Movie)
- The comic book adaptation of The Movie (and a sequel!)
- How the comic book came about (scroll down to the third legend)
- Six Plot Threads Famous Movies Forgot to Resolve (you may want to go immediately to number 2)
- Movie Legends Revealed takes on Oz (scroll down to see it)
- Exposed! Wizard of Oz Shockers and Scandals! (Can you tell that this is from The National Enquirer?)
- Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, and June Powell perform "The Jitterbug" (a segment from Judy's eponymous television show)
- If Quentin Tarantino remade The Wizard of Oz… (scroll down to #3)
- "Dorothy Returns to Oz", an original sequel to The Movie
- RiffTrax takes on The Wizard of Oz (additional commentary track from some of the same people who brought you Mystery Science Theater 3000)
- How It Should Have Ended (plus bonus Behind the Scenes Making Of video)
- An Oz quiz (NOTE: Not every answer on this one is correct...)
- Another Oz quiz (with the same caveat as the last one)
- Google doodle for August 12, 2010, The Movie's 71st anniversary (scroll down)
- The Wizard of Oz helps answer the question, "Do we dream in color or black and white?"
- "20 Famous Movie Lines That You Have Been Saying Wrong" (and yes, one is from The Wizard of Oz)
