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American Oz

Title:

American Oz

Alternate title:

American experience. American Oz

Author:

Strain, Tracy Heather, television producer, screenwriter, television director.

MacLowry, Randall, television producer, screenwriter, television director.

Taylor, Rebecca (Producer), television producer.

Rhinehart, Joanna, 1958- narrator.

American Experience Films, production company.

Film Posse (Firm), production company.

PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher.

Series:

American experience.

Summary:

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.

General Note:

Title and credits from screen.

Originally broadscast on PBS on April 19, 2021.

"SDH (subtitles for the deaf-and-hard of hearing) are a function of the disc and serve the same purpose as closed captions." --container.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (approx. 110 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Genre:

Biographical television programs.

Nonfiction television programs.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Personal Subject:

Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919.