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Wizard, of Oz (Fictitious character)


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    • Diggs, Oscar (Fictitious character)
    • Diggs, Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise (Fictitious character)
    • Great and Powerful Oz (Fictitious character)
    • Oz (Fictitious character from Baum)
    • O. Z. P. I. N. H. E. A. D. (Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs) (Fictitious character)
    • Diggs, Oscar, Wizard of Oz (Fictitious character)
    • Oz, the Great and Powerful (Fictitious character)
    • Wizard (Fictitious character from Baum)
    • Oscar, of Oz (Fictitious character)
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    • found: Wizard of Oz (Motion picture : 1939). The Wizard of Oz, c2005.
    • found: Oz the great and powerful (Motion picture). Oz the great and powerful, 2013.
    • found: Wikipedia, February 5, 2015(Wizard of Oz (character). Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs (also known as the Wizard of Oz and, during his reign, as the Great and Powerful Oz) is a fictional character in the Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum; Oscar Diggs/The Wizard of Oz; The character was further popularized by the classic 1939 movie, wherein his full name is not mentioned; ruler of the Land of Oz; title: Wizard of Oz; species: Human; gender: Male; nationality: American; occupation: Advisor and court magician to Princess Ozma; from Omaha, Nebraska; in the novel Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz he explains that his real name is Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs. To shorten this name, he used only his initials (O.Z.P.I.N.H.E.A.D.), but since they spell out the word pinhead, he shortened his name further and called himself "Oz"; The Wizard has appeared in nearly every silent Oz film; Oz the Great and Powerful serves as an unofficial prequel to the Oz series. The film centers on Oscar Diggs, and follows his journey from small-time magician to the ruler of the Land of Oz)
    • found: The wonderful wiki of Oz website, February 5, 2015(Wizard of Oz (character); Oscar Diggs, aka The Wizard of Oz, or just Wizard or simply Oz for short, is a fictional character invented by L. Frank Baum, author and creator of the Oz legacy. Oscar is first introduced in Baum's first Oz book titled The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, published in 1900; Oscar of Oz; Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkel Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs was born in Omaha)
    • found: The wonderful Wizard of Oz character list, via GradeSaver website, February 5, 2015(The Wizard of Oz. The Wizard reveals himself to be a ventriloquist and balloonist from Omaha, Nebraska, who accidentally ended up in the land of Oz and was taken for a powerful sorcerer by its Munchkin inhabitants)
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    • 2015-02-05: new
    • 2015-05-15: revised
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