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American Experience: American Oz [2021 TV episode]

by Randall MacLowry

Other authors: Gregory Maguire (Himself), Evan I. Schwartz (Himself)

Series: American Experience [PBS] (33.04)

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L. Frank Baum was 44 when he published the first book about Oz, having spent most of his life reinventing himself with each new career in pursuit of the American Dream. When in Chicago, his observations of an uncertain nation during the Gilded Age informed his magical tale of survival, adventure, and self-discovery which went on to become a quintessential classic.… (more)
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A very good biopic of Baum's life and work. Some omissions of his story, of course, and some interpretations that might be mootable, but the visualsof his stage plays, and footage of his cinemascopes and movies, were very interesting.
Also a good over-view of the conditions in South Dakota, Kansas, and other locations where the Baum family lived.
Spends a lot of time on the influence of his mother-in-law, Matilda Joslyn Gage (and not much on his wife, Maud, except at the beginning and the end). ( )
  librisissimo | Apr 20, 2021 |
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L. Frank Baum was 44 when he published the first book about Oz, having spent most of his life reinventing himself with each new career in pursuit of the American Dream. When in Chicago, his observations of an uncertain nation during the Gilded Age informed his magical tale of survival, adventure, and self-discovery which went on to become a quintessential classic.

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