On August 10, 1939, The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland
and featuring words and music by E.Y. “Yip” Harburg and
Harold Arlen, received its world premiere in Green Bay,
Wisconsin. It opened widely in U.S. theaters some two
weeks later.
On August 10, 1939, The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland
and featuring words and music by E.Y. “Yip” Harburg and
Harold Arlen, received its world premiere in Green Bay,
Wisconsin. It would open widely in U.S. theaters some two
weeks later.
The Wizard of Oz was a critical success and was nominated
for five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, winning
Best Original Song for "Over the Rainbow" and Best Original
Score.
Orpheum Theatre
Judy Garland (Frances Ethel Gumm)
(June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969)
Land of the Lost was a radio fantasy adventure, written and narrated by Isabel
Manning Hewson. It was broadcast Saturday mornings at 11:30 am on the ABC
Blue network until September 22, 1945. In 1944, it also was on ABC Tuesdays
at 7:00pm from July 4 until October 3. On October 14, 1945, the series moved
to Mutual, where it was heard until July 6, 1946 (Sundays at 3:30 until mid-
January and then Saturdays at 11:30am). Sponsored by Bosco, Land of the
Lost aired on ABC from October 11, 1947 until the end of the run on July 3,
1948.
Isabel Manning Hewson was a native of
Baltimore. MD.
Land of the Lost was a radio fantasy adventure, written and narrated by
Isabel Manning Hewson, about the adventures of two children who traveled
underwater with the fatherly fish Red Lantern. The series aired from 1943
to 1948 on the Mutual Broadcasting System and ABC.
Betty Jane Tyler was the voice of the young Isabel, and Ray Ives was the
voice of Billy. Several actors voiced Red Lantern, including Art Carney.The
announcer was Michael Fitzmaurice, and Cyril Armbrister directed. Organist
Bob Hamilton provided background music.
Isabel Manning Hewson
The British-American animated fantasy film Alice in Wonderland was
produced by Walt Disney Productions and is the 13th film in the Walt
Disney Animated Classics series. It was first released in London on
July 26 for its world premier. The comedy-adventure film features the
voices of Kathryn Beaumont as Alice, and Ed Wynn as the Mad Hatter.
English writer Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his pen name,
Lewis Carroll
