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Dorothy Gale is a fictional character created by the American author L. Frank Baum as the protagonist in many of his Oz novels. She first appears in Baum's classic 1900 children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and reappears in most of its sequels.
Some of the major characters from Baum's first book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) from left to right; Tin Woodman, Toto, Dorothy Gale, Cowardly Lion, and Scarecrow. This is a list of characters in the original Oz books by American author L. Frank Baum. The majority of characters listed here unless noted otherwise have appeared in multiple ...
In 1902, at age 19, she played Dorothy Gale in a musical production of The Wizard of Oz that started in Chicago and ran on Broadway through 1904. [4] Other shows featuring Laughlin included His Majesty (1906), The Top o' th' World (1907), [5] Mama's Boy (1912), When Claudia Smiles (1914). She also had a solo variety show in 1909.
His final film appearance was an uncredited part in Martin Scorsese's New York, New York (1977) starring Garland's daughter, Liza Minnelli. Haley died in 1979 at age 81 after suffering a heart attack.
Dorothy catches Toto by the ear as their house is caught up in a cyclone (tornado). First edition illustration by W. W. Denslow.. Dorothy Gale is a young girl who lives with her Aunt Em, Uncle Henry, and dog, Toto, on a farm on the Kansas prairie.
Originally published on July 20, 1910, it is the story of Dorothy Gale and her Uncle Henry and Aunt Em coming to live in Oz permanently. While they are toured through the Quadling Country, the Nome King is assembling allies for an invasion of Oz. This is the first time in the Oz series that Baum made use of double plots for one of the books. [1]
Romola Remus Dunlap (April 7, 1900 – February 17, 1987) was an American actress who was the first to play Dorothy Gale in film, [1] [2] in the 1908 multimedia stage/film production The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays, an adaptation of the Oz books. She worked directly with author L. Frank Baum, the creator of the character.
When first seen on the feet of the Witch of the East in the 1986 anime version, they are brown peasant's shoes. When the Witch of the North then magically transfers them to Dorothy's feet, they take on the appearance of white slip-on shoes. When Dorothy is forced to give one of the shoes to the Witch of the West, it reverts to the peasant form.