No wizardry here // Dreams turn fuzzy in this `Oz'

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From: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: 19901210
Author:Lynn Voedisch

The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story (STAR) (STAR) L. Frank Baum John Ritter Maud Baum Annette O'Toole Matilda Gage Rue McClanahan NBC presents a made-for-TV movie, directed by Jack Bender. Written by Richard Matheson. Airing from 8 to 10 tonight on WMAQ-Channel 5.

It's hard to imagine an era without "The Wizard of Oz." Dorothy and Toto - plus the Cowardly Lion, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and all the other lovable citizens of Oz - are as familiar as George Bush to many Americans.

But 100 years ago, the charming "Oz" characters existed only in the mind of an ...

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