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Terry (November 17, 1933 – September 1, 1945) was a female Cairn Terrier performer who appeared in many different movies, most famously as Toto in the film The Wizard of Oz (1939). It was her only credited role, though she was credited not as Terry but as Toto, and because of the role's popularity her name was officially changed to Toto in ...
Though it was perhaps the original source for the name appearing on their demo tapes, they chose their name based upon the meaning of the Latin word toto ("all-encompassing"). [12] TOTO is a backronym for 'TOtable Tornado Observatory', adapted from the name of Dorothy's dog from The Wizard of Oz. [13]
In the 1939 adaption of The Wizard of Oz, the Guardian of the Gates appears as the "Gatekeeper" portrayed by Frank Morgan (who also portrays Professor Marvelous, the Wizard of Oz, the Emerald City Coachman, and the Guard). When Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion reach the Emerald City, they ring on the bell which alerted the ...
Related: 19 rare behind-the-scenes photos from The Wizard of Oz. Judy Garland (Dorothy Gale) ... with her dog Toto and new ruby red slippers, just wants to go home. Born in 1922, Garland started ...
A pointed black hat resting on a pool of water. A broken window. A yellow brick road being traveled by a girl in a gingham dress surrounded by a lion, a tin man and a scarecrow.
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.
The film is a screen adaptation of the 1939 children's novel of the same name by the Soviet writer Alexander Melentyevich Volkov, based on a reworking of L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. It stars Ekaterina Chervova in her first film role as Ellie Smith, along with her dog Totoshka.
The Wizard of Oz is celebrated for its use of Technicolor, fantasy storytelling, musical score, and memorable characters. [5] It was a critical success and was nominated for five Academy Awards , including Best Picture , winning Best Original Song for " Over the Rainbow " and Best Original Score for Stothart; an Academy Juvenile Award was ...