Sheet Music, "Over the Rainbow," 1939
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The 1939 MGM film, The Wizard of Oz, is the most famous and successful adaptation of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The film starred Judy Garland as Dorothy, and Jack Haley, Ray Bolger, and Bert Lahr as her intelligent, compassionate and courageous companions. The film was televised annually beginning in 1959, attracting a new generation of viewers.
The 1939 MGM film, The Wizard of Oz, is the most famous and successful adaptation of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The film starred Judy Garland as Dorothy, and Jack Haley, Ray Bolger, and Bert Lahr as her intelligent, compassionate and courageous companions. The film was televised annually beginning in 1959, attracting a new generation of viewers.
Artifact
Sheet music
Date Made
1939
Keywords
Cowardly Lion (Fictitious character)
Gale, Dorothy (Fictitious character)
Glinda the Good Witch (Fictitious character)
Scarecrow (Fictitious character from Baum)
Tin Woodman (Fictitious character)
Wicked Witch of the West (Fictitious character)
Wizard, of Oz (Fictitious character)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
72.157.144
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. William H. Van Fleet and Margaret Whiteman.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 12 in
Width: 9 in
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