Every once in a while you find something very good and so unexpected, you want to let everyone know about it. If you follow this blog, you know I am a fan of l. Frank Baum, and the Oz series, and his other books. I found this made for TV movie very enjoyable. This is the history of L. Frank Baum, and the history of his writing the stories of OZ, starting with “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” Baum was a delightful teller of tales, however they were not well received in the publishing community at first. John Ritter stars as Baum and Annette O'Toole as his wife, Maude. Baum was a regular character, with business ups and downs, and a heart condition, until age 40. His first break was "Mother Goose: in Prose" followed by "Father Goose: in Prose." However the Oz book was his first love. No one wanted to produce it. He went from publisher to publisher and still no luck. He was at his wits end. He finally proposed self publishing the book, and that was the turning point.
This is a motivational movie about a relationship, but also about a very gifted and creative man. This is a great family movie.
Darla Backhoff MackDarla is an administrator in this group. This movie is excellent... Highly recommended to anyone that loves Oz or a good story...
ReplyDeleteTeresa Mazuchowski I never knew that the story was based on his life. I loved the movie
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