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, fictional character, the youthful heroine of the wonderful wizard of oz (1900 Frank baum, and most of its sequels Frank baum to name his heroine dorothy gale and make her the ideal girl his family imagined the real dorothy could have become, historian sally roesch wagner believes. 18—we've all grown up to believe the wizard of oz lead character dorothy gale (as played by minnesota native judy garland ) lived on a kansas farm with her uncle henry and auntie em.
Dorothy's last name, gale, is first mentioned in the third oz book, ozma of oz (1907) It was also used in baum's script for the 1902 broadway play the wizard of oz. At its heart stands dorothy gale, the seemingly simple, innocent girl from the arid plains of kansas, whose life takes an extraordinary turn down a glistening yellow brick road, leading her to a fantastical world teeming with talking animals, magical beings, and a powerful, if elusive, wizard.
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