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Celebrate the 75th anniversary of the most-watched movie of all time. From the ten scriptwriters at work to the scandal headlines of Munchkin orgies at the Culver City Hotel to the Witch's (accidental) burning, here is the real story of the making of The Wizard of Oz.
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Nostalgic, plot-driven, classical in form and earnest.
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About the book
- Author
- Aljean Harmetz
- First published
- 1977
- Pages
- 331
- Publisher
- Dell Publishing, Knopf, Hyperion
- Editions
- 10
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781613748329
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