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Dorothy Gale is a fictional character created by American author L. Frank Baum as the protagonist in many of his Oz novels. She first appears in Baum's classic 1900 children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and reappears in most of its sequels.
Dorothy is a young girl from Kansas and the novel’s protagonist. She lives with her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry, who are surprised that Dorothy can live so cheerfully on the gray Kansas prairies. When a cyclone carries her (and her dog Toto) to the strange Land of Oz, Dorothy immediately resolves to find a way back home.
With Judy Garland, Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr. Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz, and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.
- (429K)
- Adventure, Family, Fantasy
- Victor Fleming, King Vidor
- 1939-08-25
Dorothy : Goodbye, Lion. You know, I know it isn't right, but I'm going to miss the way you used to holler for help before you found your courage. The Cowardly Lion : [tearfully] I never would've found it, if it hadn't been for you... Dorothy : [to Scarecrow] I think I'll miss you most of all.
Character List. Dorothy. A young girl from Kansas and the protagonist of the novel. Dorothy is brave, kind, and determined to return home after she is uprooted from it. Despite being the protagonist of the novel, Dorothy does not change much throughout her adventures. Scarecrow. A magical scarecrow from Oz.
In 1938, when Garland was sixteen, she was cast as the young Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz (1939), a film based on the 1900 children's book by L. Frank Baum. In the film, she sang the song with which she would be constantly identified afterward, " Over the Rainbow ".
Dorothy, fictional character, the youthful heroine of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900; film 1939), a book-length tale for children by L. Frank Baum, and most of its sequels. Dorothy’s down-to-earth Kansas upbringing serves her well in the fantastic Land of Oz, where she travels in the company of.
