GetReader’s Digest’sRead Up newsletter for more fun facts, movies, humor, cleaning, travel and tech all week long. 1. There actually exist two Wizard of Oz movies.

How the Wizard of Oz Slippers Became Red and Other Facts About the Evolution of Oz© Don Arnold Dorothy's (Judy Garland) ruby red slippers from the classic 1939 movie 'The Wizard of Oz'.© Screen ...

13.Judy Garland, who is now considered one of the most famous entertainers of the 20th century, reportedly earned $9,600 for The Wizard of Oz. Due to inflation, that amount would be around ...

The Wizard and all of Oz always wanted to get rid of the Wicked Witch, and she knew that. Glinda is the “good” one and seen as a wise figure by the people, so she couldn’t have faltered like ...

The final, official, finished version of “The Wizard of Oz” arrived at the Fox San Bernardino on Aug. 19, a Saturday. This was a few days before the official national release on Aug. 25.

For nearly 125 years, the fantasy world of writer L. Frank Baum’s children’s book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), has continued to capture the imagination of Americans, interpreted for the ...