bebe daniels played dorothy in the 1939 film, the wizard of oz.
bebe daniels played dorothy in the 1939 film, the wizard of oz.
who played dorothy in the 1939 film, the wizard of oz?
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the wizard of oz (1939 film)









































the wizard of oz is a 1939 american musical fantasy film produced by metro-goldwyn-mayer. widely considered to be one of the greatest films in cinema history, it is the best-known and most commercially successful adaptation of l. frank baum's 1900 children's book "the wonderful wizard of oz." directed primarily by victor fleming (who left production to take over the troubled production of "gone with the wind"), the film stars judy garland as dorothy gale alongside ray bolger, jack haley and bert lahr.
the wizard of oz (1939 film)
in 1942 the st. louis municipal opera (the muny) presented a new musical stage version. the script was adapted by frank gabrielson from the novel and uses most of the songs from the 1939 film. the 1942 production featured evelyn wycoff as dorothy and lee dixon as the scarecrow. a new song was added for dorothy to sing in the emerald city, called "evening star", with lyrics by mitchell parish and music by peter derose, and the music was newly orchestrated for a traditional pit orchestra instrumentation: woodwinds, brass, percussion, piano and strings, with a minimum of 22 musicians. additional dance music is included, and the wizard takes dorothy home in a rocket ship instead of a hot air balloon. revivals have featured margaret hamilton, cass daley, mary wickes and phyllis diller as the wicked witch of the west. cathy rigby has played dorothy at the muny.
the wizard of oz (1942 musical)