no she did not.
Yes, there is a landmark in Kansas for the character of Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz."Specifically, the landmark is located in East Cedar, Liberal, Kansas. It is called Dorothy's House. It is a replica of the Gale family farmhouse in the beloved 1939 film version of "The Wizard of Oz."
"SURRENDER DOROTHY" is a famous special effect used in the movie The Wizard of Oz, which later attained local fame as a graffito in the Washington, D.C metropolitan area. To learn more, check out the wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrender_Dorothy
Neither the movie nor the book on which it is based names Dorothy's hometown. Both only say she is from Kansas. The Wizard says he's in Omaha (in the book), but that is the only town mentioned.
Most of the story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz takes place in the fairyland Oz. The little that occurs in Kansas occurs in the late 19th century. The book was published in 1900 and intended to be contemporary.
Kansas Dorothy Gale and her pet dog Toto were from Kansas. The original 1900 book edition of The Wizard of Oz didn't specify where in the state Dorothy lived. It just indicated that she lived in a farmhouse with Uncle Henry and Aunt Em, in the middle of the great plains.Kansas.
Neither the movie nor the book on which it is based gives a name for Dorothy's hometown. They both only say she lived in Kansas.
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the wizard of oz book go out of print at 2010by amulya
That the weather was inhospitable and that the people had to work very hard is what the movie "The Wizard of Oz" shows us about Kansas during the 1930s.Specifically, the beloved 1939 movie version of the original 1900 book edition is set in the plains of Kansas. There are frequent dust storms and tornadoes, and the farmland is not among the best. Farmers have to work hard just to survive.
it is "so you want to be a wizard."
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Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer's wife.