The Dreamer of Oz: The L Frank Baum Story
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Director Jack Bender Music director Lee Holdridge Duration Country United States | 7.4/10 IMDb Genre Biography, Drama, Family Cinematography Fred Koenekamp Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer David Kirschner , Richard Matheson Release date December 10, 1990 (1990-12-10) Cast John Ritter (L. Frank Baum), Annette O'Toole (Maud Gage Baum), Courtney Barilla (Dorothy Leslie Gage), Rue McClanahan (Matilda Electa Joslyn Gage), Charles Haid (Al Badham), David Schramm (W.W. Denslow)Similar movies Miss Potter (2006), Cross Creek (1983), The Wizard of Oz (1939), Beloved Infidel (1959), The Life of Emile Zola (1937) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This docudrama chronicles the life of L. Frank Baum, the writer of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." In 1900, Baum (John Ritter) used his profound imagination to create one of the timeless classics of childrens literature but getting there was an uphill battle. With the unwavering support of his wife, Maude (Annette OToole), the author endured many rejections from publishers and encountered disheartening personal setbacks, but never gave up on his dream of bringing the land of Oz to life.
The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story is a 1990 film that stars John Ritter as Lyman Frank Baum, the man who wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and thirteen of the other Oz books. Also starring in this TV movie was Annette OToole as Baums supportive wife, Maud and Rue McClanahan as Baums tough mother-in-law, Matilda Gage. Johns son, Jason Ritter, makes his debut in this telefilm as Harry Neal Baum.
The film is the biography of Frank Baum, the children's book author and creator of the fantasy world Oz.
Plot
The film depicts how L. Frank Baum came to create one of the much loved fairy tale The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, while undergoing professional and personal failures.
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