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The Scarecrow is a character in the fictional Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum and illustrator W.W. Denslow.In his first appearance, the Scarecrow reveals that he lacks a brain and desires above all else to have one.
Later, he moves to a corn-shaped house in the Winkie Country. The Scarecrow appears in many of the later books, including The Scarecrow of Oz (1915) and Ruth Plumly Thompson's The Royal Book of Oz (1921), in which he researches his ancestry. He was played by Ray Bolger in the 1939 movie. That actor also played the Scarecrow's Kansan counterpart ...
This book is partly based upon Baum's stage musical, The Tik-Tok Man of Oz, which was in turn based on Ozma of Oz. 9: The Scarecrow of Oz: John R. Neill: 1915: Reilly & Britton Cap'n Bill and Trot journey to Oz and, with the help of the Scarecrow, the former ruler of Oz, overthrow the villainous King Krewl of Jinxland.
The Land of Oz is a magical country introduced in the 1900 children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow.. Oz consists of four vast quadrants, the Gillikin Country in the north, Quadling Country in the south, Munchkin Country in the east, and Winkie Country in the west.
The men were 40 or more years old," he wrote. ... Bolger reportedly struggled in the Scarecrow's costume for a surprising reason. ... Upon Oz’s release, ...
The Scarecrow of Oz is the ninth book in the Oz series written by L. Frank Baum. Published on July 16, 1915, it was Baum's personal favorite of the Oz books and tells of Cap'n Bill and Trot journeying to Oz and, with the help of the Scarecrow , overthrowing the corrupt King Krewl of Jinxland.
Ray Bolger as The Scarecrow in 'The Wizard of Oz.' Related: 12 Gorgeous Throwback Photos of Judy Garland in Her Prime His salary for the film, according to Fricke: $72,000 (around $1.63 million ...
Well, Wizard of Oz fans may notice a familiar musical motif, written by Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg, used in the Golden Age film that plays in the background during the first few moments of Wicked.