The Wizard of Oz

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The Wizard of Oz is a later title of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, a 1900 American novel by L. Frank Baum, and may also refer to the Wizard of Oz (character), the title character.

The Wizard of Oz may also mean:

Adaptations of the novel

Film

• The Wizard of Oz (1925 film), directed by Larry Semon
• The Wizard of Oz (1933 film), an animated short directed by Ted Eshbaugh
• The Wizard of Oz (1939 film), starring Judy Garland
• The Wizard of Oz (1982 film), a Japanese anime feature film

Television and video

• The Wizard of Oz (TV series), a 1990 American animated series
• The Wizard of Oz (1950 film), a 1950 half-hour television adaptation

Musicals and concerts

• The Wizard of Oz (1902 musical), by L. Frank Baum, Paul Tietjens and others
• The Wizard of Oz (1942 musical), commissioned by the St. Louis Municipal Opera
• The Wizard of Oz (1987 musical), adapted by the Royal Shakespeare Company
• The Wizard of Oz (2004 musical), directed by David Fleeshman
• The Wizard of Oz (2011 musical), by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice

Gaming

• The Wizard of Oz (1985 video game), an illustrated text adventure game
• The Wizard of Oz (video game), a 1993 SNES game
• The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road, a 2008 Nintendo DS game
• The Wizard of Oz (arcade game), a game that awards tokens redeemable for prizes
• The Wizard of Oz, a slot machine from WMS Gaming
• The Wizard of Oz (pinball), a pinball machine from Jersey Jack gaming

People nicknamed "Wizard of Oz"

• Ozzie Smith (born 1954), American baseball player
• Quinten Hann (born 1977), Australian snooker player
• The reigning champion of the Oz Academy Openweight Championship

Other uses

• Wizard of Oz experiment, a type of research experiment

See also

• Adaptations of The Wizard of Oz
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (disambiguation)
• Meco Plays The Wizard of Oz, a 1978 album by Meco
• Wizard of Ahhhs, a 2007 album by Black Kids