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  1. This docudrama chronicles the life of L. Frank Baum, the writer of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." In 1900, Baum (John Ritter) used his profound imagination to create one of the timeless classics of children's literature -- but getting there was an uphill battle. With the unwavering support of his wife, Maude (Annette O'Toole), the author endured many rejections from publishers and encountered ...

  2. This docudrama chronicles the life of L. Frank Baum, the writer of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz." In 1900, Baum (John Ritter) used his profound imagination to create one of the timeless classics of children's literature -- but getting there was an uphill battle. With the unwavering support of his wife, Maude (Annette O'Toole), the author endured many rejections from publishers and encountered ...

  3. Stream The Dreamer of Oz, watch trailers, see the cast, and more at TV Guide ... New and Upcoming Netflix Shows and Movies. ... John Ritter as L. Frank Baum, whose "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz ...

  4. A TV movie biography of Frank Baum, the children's book author and creator of The Wizard of Oz. Behind every story lies another story. John Ritter is great as L. Frank Baum, bringing the right kind of gentleness to the role. The movie opens and closes in black and white, but is in color for most of the running time, just like The Wizard of Oz.

  5. Always magical when you think of something for the first time in ~25 years, google it, and it's just...right there, on Youtube. Anyway, I can't speak to the quality of this as I haven't seen it since I was ~10 (30 years ago) but I remember loving this as a (Wizard of Oz obsessed) kid.

  6. "The Dreamer of Oz" is/was a 1990 TV-Movie that told the story of how L. Frank Baum came to write 'the Wonderful Wizard of Oz'. It starred John Ritter (May he Rest in Peace) as L. Frank Baum, Annette O'Toole as his wife Maud Gage Baum (who now plays Martha Kent in 'Smallville') and although on Video for a short time (in Australia) has not yet been *properly* released on an actual DVD (a ...

  7. Dec 10, 1990 · Baum's story is told in tonight's "The Dreamer of Oz" (8 p.m., Ch. 2), a made-for-TV movie starring John Ritter, Annette O'Toole and Rue McClanahan. "It's a real American success story," said Ritter, who portrays Baum in the movie. "He considered himself a failure at the age of 40. But he was a wonderful storyteller."