The ubiquity of motion pictures rooted in just this inaugural Oz tale even resulted in an animated Warner Bros. movie being commissioned named Toto, which would’ve told the story of The Wizard ...

The Wizard of Oz first appeared in theaters in 1939, then made its first television appearance on CBS on November 3, 1956. By the 1980s, the childhood tradition I enjoyed was drawing last breaths.

“I grew up in a very tiny industrial town in Southern Virginia,” Pinkleton recalls. “And the VHS tape of ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ was, to me, the portal to a better world.” ...

The Wizard of Oz” was released over 85 years ago, and the timeless classic remains a beloved classic. From Judy Garland as Dorothy to her performance of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” the film has ...