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Munchkins are the natives of the fictional Munchkin Country in the Oz books by L. Frank Baum. They first appeared in the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, in which they are described as being somewhat short of stature, and wear only blue. Munchkin Country (or Munchkinland in the 1939 film and its imitators) is a region in the fictional Land of Oz in L. Frank Baums Oz books, first described in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. ...
The Laughing Dragon of Oz, see Frank Joslyn Baum . ...
For the film, see The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a childrens book written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W.W. Denslow. ...
They are probably better known from their depiction in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, in which they are played by adult dwarfs and dress in brightly multicolored outfits. The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 musical fantasy film based on L. Frank Baums turn-of-the-century childrens story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, in which a resourceful American girl is snatched up by a Kansas tornado and deposited in a fantastic land of witches, talking...
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The following is an excerpt from chapter two of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, in which Dorothy first meets four munchkins: - "...she noticed her coming down toward her a group of the queerest people she had ever seen. They were not as big as the grown folk she had always been used to; but neither were they very small. In fact, they seemed about as tall as Dorothy, who was a well-grown child for her age, although they were, so far as looks go, many years older.
Origin of the Term Baum never explained where the term came from, but Baum researcher Brian Attebery has hypothesized that there might be a connection to the emblem of the Bavarian city of Munich, known as the Münchner Kindl [1] (Munich Child). The symbol was originally a 13th century statue of a monk, looking down from the town hall in Munich. Over the years the image was reproduced many times, for instance as a figure on Beer steins, and eventually evolved into a child wearing a pointed hood. Baum's family had German origins: Baum could have seen one such reproduction in his childhood, and woven his story around it. Brian Attebery is an academic writer on science fiction and fantasy fiction. ...
An emblem consists of a pictorial image, abstract or representational, that epitomizes a concept - often a concept of a moral truth or an allegory. ...
The geographic region and Free State of Bavaria (German: ), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ...
Munich (German: , pronounced ; Austro-Bavarian: Minga [1]) is the capital of the German Federal State of Bavaria. ...
Münchner Kindl is German for Munich child, the symbol on the coat-of-arms of the city Munich. ...
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City Hall is a 1996 film directed by Harold Becker. ...
Beer mugs and stein. ...
The Munchkins in Popular Culture - As a result of the popularity of the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz, the term "munchkin" has entered the English language as a reference to small children, dwarfs, or anything of diminutive stature. For example, the Boston based coffee and doughnut chain "Dunkin Donuts" sells treats called Munchkins, which are made of the dough that is cut out of the hole in the doughnut. They come in a variety of flavors and are bought in boxes of 20, 50, or 100.
- Regarding the 1939 wizard of oz film, there's an urban rumor of a suicidal munchkin actor who hung himself during the filming of the we're off to see the wizard song with the Tin man, which suggests that his actual suicide can be seen in the background of a shot. The rumor is as false as it sounds, with the munchkin actors not yet on set, and the shadowy figure actually a crane.
- Much of the cast of The Wizard of Oz stayed at the Culver Hotel during filming of the movie in 1939. The mostly fictional hijinks of that period, including the hotel's being taken over by the "Munchkins," were featured in the 1981 movie Under the Rainbow.
- The term is used of people who play role-playing games in a manner not consistent with the cooperative purpose of the games- see Munchkin (role-playing games).
1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ...
The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. ...
Genera Grus Anthropoides Balearica Bugeranus Cranes are large, long-legged and long-necked birds of the order Gruiformes, and family Gruidae. ...
Culver Hotel Culver Hotel is a historical landmark situated in downtown Culver City, California. ...
1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ...
Alternate meanings: see Munchkin (disambiguation) The word munchkin was first coined by L. Frank Baum in his 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. ...
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A munchkin is a player who plays a normally cooperative game (usually an RPG) to amass as much power and as many kills as possible, whatever the costs to role-playing, the storyline, fairness, logic, or the other players fun. ...
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The film adaptations (1908: The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays | 1910: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Dorothy and the Scarecrow in Oz | The Land of Oz | 1914: The Patchwork Girl of Oz | The Magic Cloak of Oz | His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz | 1925: Wizard of Oz | 1933: The Wizard of Oz | 1939: The Wizard of Oz | 1961: Tales of the Wizard of Oz | 1964: Return to Oz | 1965: The Wizard of Mars | 1969: The Wonderful Land of Oz | 1971: Ayşecik ve Sihirli Cüceler Rüyalar Ülkesinde | 1972: Journey Back to Oz | 1975: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | 1976: The Wizard of Oz | 1976: Oz | 1981: The Marvelous Land of Oz | 1982: The Wizard of Oz | 1984: Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oróz | 1985: Return to Oz | 1986: Oz no Mahōtsukai | 1990: Supēsu Ozu no Bōken | 1996: The Wonderful Galaxy of Oz | 2002: Lost In Oz | 2005: The Muppets' Wizard of Oz | The Patchwork Girl of Oz| 2007: Tin Man) For the film, see The Wizard of Oz (1939 film) The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a childrens book written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W.W. Denslow. ...
Oz is a fantasy region containing four countries under the rule of one monarch. ...
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The Oz books are a series of books, which begin with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and deal with the history of the Land of Oz. ...
The Laughing Dragon of Oz, see Frank Joslyn Baum . ...
Ruth Plumly Thompson (1891-1976) was an American writer of childrens stories. ...
Eloise Jarvis McGraw (December 9, 1915 - November 30, 2000) was an author of childrens books. ...
Alexander Melentyevich Volkov (Russian: ) (July 14, 1891 – July 3, 1977) was a Russian novelist and mathematician. ...
William Wallace Denslow Copyright notice from Denslows Mother Goose of 1901 - note the use of the word, Rex even at that date William Wallace Denslow (May 5, 1856–March 29, 1915) was an illustrator and caricaturist remembered for his work in collaboration with author L. Frank Baum, especially his...
John Rea Neill (November 12, 1877 - September 13, 1943) was a childrens book illustrator primarily known for illustrating more than forty stories set in the Land of Oz, including L. Frank Baums, Ruth Plumly Thompsons, and three of his own. ...
The Oz Film Manufacturing Company was an independent film studio from 1914-1915. ...
The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays was an early attempt to bring L. Frank Baums Oz books to the screen. ...
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910) was the first film version of L. Frank Baums 1900 novel. ...
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910) was the first film version of L. Frank Baums 1900 novel. ...
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910) was the first film version of L. Frank Baums 1900 novel. ...
The Patchwork Girl of Oz was a 1914 film made by L. Frank Baums Oz Film Company. ...
The Magic Cloak of Oz is a 1914 film directed by J. Farrell MacDonald. ...
His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz is a 1914 film production, directed by J. Farrell MacDonald and written and produced by L. Frank Baum. ...
The Wizard of Oz (1925), directed by Larry Semon, who also appears in a comic role (and featuring a young Oliver Hardy), was the first major filmed production of the Wizard of Oz, done as a silent film. ...
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Tales of the Wizard of Oz was a 1961 animated television series, produced by Crawley Films for Videocraft. ...
Return to Oz (1964) was an animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass. ...
The Wizard of Mars is a 1965 low budget science fiction film takeoff of L. Frank Baums The Wizard of Oz written and directed by stage magician David L. Hewitt. ...
The Wonderful Land of Oz is a 1969 film by Barry Mahon, based on the novel The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank Baum. ...
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Journey Back To Oz is an official animated sequel to the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz. ...
This feature length (115 minute) film is an adaption of the childrens novel written by L. Frank Baum. ...
This short film was based on the novel by L. Frank Baum. ...
Oz is a 1976 film directed by Chris Löfvén, and stars Joy Dunsten. ...
The Marvelous Land of Oz is a musical play by Thomas W. Olson (book), Gary Briggle (lyrics), and Richard Dworsky (music), based on the novel by L. Frank Baum. ...
Ozu no MahÅtsukai is a 1982 anime feature film directed by Fumihiko Takayama, from a screenplay by Yoshimitsu Banno and Akira Miyazaki, produced by Banno and Katsumi Ueno for Toho Co. ...
Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oróz is the 1984 entry in the Brazilian comedy film series Os Trapalhões. ...
For other uses, including the 1964 film of the same name, see Return to Oz (disambiguation). ...
Oz no MahÅtsukai ) is an anime adaption of The Wizard of Oz which ran on the Japanese network TV Tokyo from October 6, 1986–September 28, 1987. ...
The Wonderful Galaxy of Oz is a 1990 futuristic adaptation of the classic story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. ...
The Wonderful Galaxy of Oz is a 1990 futuristic adaptation of the classic story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. ...
Lost in Oz was an original sequel to The Wizard of Oz, inspired by the Oz books of L. Frank Baum. ...
Promotional poster The Muppets Wizard of Oz, an original made-for-television movie, aired May 20, 2005 as a special Friday night edition of ABCs The Wonderful World of Disney. ...
Tin Man is an upcoming television miniseries set to air on Sci Fi Channel sometime in December, 2007. ...
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