Portal:Oz/DYK archive 1

...that L. Frank Baum tried to end the Oz series on several occasions, but due to their popularity he continued writing them until his death?
that in the original book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Dorothy wears silver shoes, not ruby slippers?
...that Russian author Alexander Volkov not only translated The Wonderful Wizard of Oz into Russian, but also wrote a series of original sequels?
...that L. Frank Baum also wrote a series of books for teenaged girls under the pseudonym Edith Van Dyne?

...that although the 1921 Oz book The Royal Book of Oz was originally attributed to L. Frank Baum, it was actually entirely written by Ruth Plumly Thompson?
...that Buddy Ebsen (of Beverly Hillbillies fame) was originally cast to play the Tin Man, but due to an allergic reaction to the metallic make-up, had to back out?
...that Oz writer Jack Snow once wrote a short story entitled "A Murder in Oz" for Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine?
...that the ruby slippers Judy Garland wore in The Wizard of Oz sold at auction for US$666,000 in 2002?