
Documentary Color Runtime: USA: 113 minutes Country: USA Language: English Directed by: Gayle O'Neal and Leonard A. Swann Jr. Writing Credits: Janet Anderson Plot Summary: The first half tells of L. Frank Baum's life, works and career as a writer and filmmaker focusing on the creation of Oz. The second half tells about the interpretation of Oz by other artists. It ends analysing Baum's work and how it effected American culture. Cast: Lee Lively..........Narrator (voice) Abigail Dean..........Children's Voices (voice) Ellis Norman..........Children's Voices (voice) Evelyn Copelman..........Illustrator Michael Patrick Hearn..........Authority on L. Frank Baum Helen Kish..........Doll Artist Ozma Baum Mantele..........Grandaughter of L. Frank Baum Rachel Cosgrove Payes..........Oz Author Charles Santore..........Illustrator Jay Scarfone..........Oz Author William Stillman..........Authority on "The Wizard of Oz" Robert Tonner..........Doll Artist Robin Woods..........Doll Artist Kelsey Davis..........Child Nick Gray..........Child Sean Grier..........Child Alexis Grier..........Child Aubrey Trotman..........Child Ryan Trotman..........Child Jeri Campbell..........On-Ice Dorothy (uncredited) Arthur Godfrey..........Himself (voice) Jessica Grove..........Dorothy (uncredited) Michael Gruber..........Tin Man (uncredited) Ken Page..........Cowardly Lion (uncredited) Stephen Peace..........Himself (uncredited) Roseanne..........The Wicked Witch of the West Lara Teeter..........Scarecrow (uncredited) Original music by: E.D.W. Hutchinson (song "Sammy") Non-original music by: Harold Arlen (from "The Wizard of Oz (1939)") Jack Graves (from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1978)") Scott Joplin (from "The Entertainer")(uncredited) Jo Dee Messina (from "You're Not In Kansas Anymore") Music performed by: The Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra
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