The 1939 film and other adaptations of Oz, like 1970s film 'The Wiz', are based on the original book by Frank L. Baum "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," written in 1900.

Wicked (2024) continues the trend of Oz lore that’s more indebted to the idea of the 1939 film than Baum’s books, despite a few homages to the latter.

But the success of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" in 1900, and the even greater success of a 1902 Broadway musical version, made him reconsider. "The Marvelous Land of Oz" (1904), the first sequel ...

Reed Saxon / AP As Rhys Thomas, author of the book, "The Ruby Slippers of Oz," puts it, the sequined shoes from the beloved 1939 musical have seen "more twists and turns than the Yellow Brick Road." ...

In short, people are finding Oz everywhere but in the original books by L. Frank Baum — who invented the place in "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900) and its 13 sequels (after his death in 1919 ...

"A minor book full of fourth-rate imagery," declared director George Cukor, when he was asked to step in and assist the ailing MGM film version of "The Wizard of Oz" in 1939.

The 1939 The Wizard of Oz movie keeps her character very much the same, though interestingly, the Wicked Witch's iconic green skin was a creation of the film's, not from the original source material.

For generations, The Wizard of Oz has been more than just a children’s story. It has been adapted into films, stage productions, and countless retellings, remaining a touchstone of American culture.