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Francis Phillip Wuppermann (June 1, 1890 – September 18, 1949), known professionally as Frank Morgan, was an American character actor.He was best known for his appearances in films starting in the silent era in 1916, and then numerous sound films throughout the 1930s and 1940s, with a career spanning 35 years [1] mostly as a contract player at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, with his most celebrated ...
The Wiz is a 1978 American musical fantasy adventure film directed by Sidney Lumet. Adapted from the 1974 Broadway musical of the same name, the film reimagines the classic 1900 children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum with an African-American cast. Dorothy, a 24-year old teacher from Harlem, finds herself magically ...
The Wiz is the original motion picture soundtrack album for the 1978 film adaptation of the Broadway musical The Wiz. Although the film was produced for Universal Pictures by Motown Records ' film division , the soundtrack album was issued on MCA Records as a two- LP collection (Universal was owned by MCA Inc. at the time).
Bert Lahr. Irving Lahrheim (August 13, 1895 – December 4, 1967), known professionally as Bert Lahr, was an American stage and screen actor and comedian. He was best known for his role as the Cowardly Lion, as well as his counterpart Kansas farmworker "Zeke", in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer adaptation of The Wizard of Oz (1939). He was well known ...
List of Oz characters (created by Baum) 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 ...
Clue: In his first feature film, he played the Scarecrow in The Wiz. Correct Response: Who is Michael Jackson? Related: 15 Fun Games Like Connections to Play Every Day
Dayton, Ohio, U.S. Occupation. Actor. Years active. 1968–2002. Ross in the cast of Sirota's Court. Theodore Ross Roberts (June 30, 1934 – September 3, 2002) was an American actor best known for his role as the Lion in The Wiz, an all- African American reinterpretation of The Wizard of Oz. He won a Tony Award for the original 1975 Broadway ...
The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls (and others) and book by William F. Brown. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum 's children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) in the context of contemporary African-American culture .