''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' or ''The Wizard of Oz'' most commonly refers to: *'' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'', a 1900 American novel by L. Frank Baum often reprinted as ''The Wizard of Oz'' ** Wizard of Oz (character), from the Baum novel series These terms may also refer to:

Adaptations of the novel

Film

* ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' (1910 film), an American silent film made by the Selig Polyscope Company * ''The Wizard of Oz'' (1925 film), an American silent film directed by Larry Semon * ''The Wizard of Oz'' (1933 film), a Canadian animated short directed by Ted Eshbaugh * ''The Wizard of Oz'' (1939 film), an American MGM film starring Judy Garland * ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' (1975 film), a collection of filmstrips narrated on records edited into a film * ''The Wizard of Oz'' (1982 film), an anime feature film from Japan

Television and video

* ''The Wizard of Oz'' (1950 film), a 1950 half-hour television adaptation * ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' (TV series), a 1986–1987 Japanese anime adaptation of four of Baum's books * ''The Wizard of Oz'' (TV series), a 1990 American animated series

Musicals and concerts

* ''The Wizard of Oz'' (1902 musical), by L. Frank Baum, Paul Tietjens and others * ''The Wizard of Oz'' (1942 musical), commissioned by the St. Louis Municipal Opera * ''The Wizard of Oz'' (1987 musical), adapted by the Royal Shakespeare Company * ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' (musical), a 2000 musical play based on the novel * ''The Wizard of Oz'' (2004 musical), directed by

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* ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' (2005 graphic novel), written by David Chauvel with art by Enrique Fernandez * ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' (2009 comics), an eight-issue limited series by Marvel Comics * ''The Wizard of Oz'' (2011 musical), by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice

Gaming

* ''The Wizard of Oz'' (1985 video game), an illustrated text adventure game * ''The Wizard of Oz'' (1993 video game), a 1993 SNES game * '' The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road'', a 2008 Nintendo DS game * ''The Wizard of Oz'' (arcade game), a game that awards tokens redeemable for prizes * ''The Wizard of Oz'', a slot machine from

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* ''The Wizard of Oz'' (pinball), a pinball machine from Jersey Jack gaming *

People nicknamed "Wizard of Oz"

* Ozzie Smith (born 1954), American baseball player * Quinten Hann (born 1977), Australian snooker player * Simon Whitlock (born 1969), Australian darts player * The reigning champion of the Oz Academy Openweight Championship

Other uses

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, a type of research experiment * ''The Wizard of Oz'' (album), a cast recording of the 2001 Australian production of the stage musical ''The Wizard of Oz'' *

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, Australian jazz ensemble with Dale Barlow, Paul Grabowski, Lloyd Swanton, Tony Buck