When it was released during Hollywood's golden year of 1939, The Wizard of Oz didn't start out as the perennial classic it has since become. The film did respectable business, but it wasn't until ...
“The Wizard of Oz officially premiered in Hollywood on August 15, 1939, at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre,” Jay said. “The film ...
By 1900, when The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was published, Baum was 44 years old and had spent much of his life in restless pursuit of success.