Vol. 23, no. 2 (Autumn 1979)
| Editor-in-Chief | Barbara S. Koelle |
| Production Editor | Pat Tobias |
| Art Editor | Bill Eubank |
| Review Editor | David L. Greene |
| Research Editor | James E. Haff |
| Bibliography Editor | Peter E. Hanff |
| Drama Editor | Pat Tobias |
| Contributing Editors | Jerry V. Tobias, John Fricke, Douglas G. Greene |
| Consulting Editors | Martin Gardner, Dick Martin, Michael Patrick Hearn |
Cover design by Bill Eubank and Dick Martin
Front cover photograph by an uncredited photographer (Margaret Hamilton and Judy Garland; MGM’s The Wizard of Oz)
Back cover photo frames from a 35mm trailer (MGM’s The Wizard of Oz)
Autumn 1979 Selected Contents
This is a guide to the articles and reviews from the issue that will most benefit researchers, scholars, and collectors. The printed issue includes additional content such as news, editorial letters, and other commentary-based departments.
So Near Yet (sometimes) So Far (in some ways): The Final Shooting Script of MGM’s The Wizard of Oz
John Fricke analyzes the final shooting script of MGM’s The Wizard of Oz for cut sequences. Includes screenplay excerpts of the deleted scenes.
A Movie Classic Abroad
Rob Roy MacVeigh looks at advertising for MGM’s The Wizard of Oz around the world.
Phonographia Oziana: Major Recordings of Material from the 1939 MGM Motion Picture The Wizard of Oz
Todd A. Balog compiles a very detailed list of vinyl releases of the MGM score, albums that include covers of the songs, and recordings that are inspired by the score.
Over the Rainbow: Under the Microscope
Rob Roy MacVeigh presents a series of viewing notes designed to give readers something new to notice and enjoy the “next time” they watch MGM’s The Wizard of Oz. This article was expanded and republished in the Autumn 1989 issue.
MGM’s The Wizard of Oz: A Checklist of Major Material and Related Media Subjects
John Fricke provides a significant expansion to his review of magazine and newspaper articles, reviews, advertising, and publicity, plus studio publicity, both at the time of the film’s original release in 1939 and in the many years hence. His section on books examining the film is greatly expanded, and for the first time, he lists television broadcasts and theatrical adaptations.
In Memoriam
Jack Haley (actor; MGM’s The Wizard of Oz) and Claude Cain (collector and Winkie Convention auctioneer). This MGM-themed issue is also dedicated to Haley.
Reviews
Murder on the Yellow Brick Road by Stuart Kaminsky (fiction; reviewer David L. Greene)
The Woggle-Bug Book with introduction by Douglas G. Greene (fiction; reviewer C. Warren Hollister)