The Wizard of Oz (character)

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The Wizard of Oz (character) is the enigmatic and ultimately ordinary man from L. Frank Baum’s Oz stories who poses as a powerful wizard while secretly being a humbug from Kansas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
humbug
impostor
literary character
wizard (title)
adaptedIn The Wizard of Oz
surface form: 1939 film The Wizard of Oz
alsoKnownAs Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkel Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs
The Wizard of Oz
surface form: Oz, the Great and Dreadful

The Wizard of Oz
surface form: Oz, the Great and Good

Oz, the Great and Horrible
Oz the Great and Powerful
surface form: Oz, the Great and Powerful

The Wizard of Oz
surface form: Oz, the Great and Terrible
appearsInSeries Oz book series
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy L. Frank Baum
deceptionType pretends to have magical powers
famousLine Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain
fictionalOrigin Omaha, Nebraska
United States of America
surface form: United States
firstAppearance The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
firstAppearanceDate 1900
gender male
givenNameInitials O.Z. P.I.N.H.E.A.D.
givesItem diploma to the Scarecrow
heart-shaped token to the Tin Woodman
medal of courage to the Cowardly Lion
helpsCharacter The Cowardly Lion
surface form: Cowardly Lion

Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz
surface form: Dorothy Gale

The Scarecrow
surface form: Scarecrow

The Tin Man
surface form: Tin Woodman
literaryGenre children's fantasy
name The Wizard of Oz
nickname The Wizard
notableCharacteristic operates machinery behind a curtain
projects a giant head image
speaks through a disembodied voice
uses elaborate illusions
occupation balloonist
circus magician
ruler of the Emerald City
showman
portrayedAs ordinary man posing as a powerful wizard
portrayedBy Frank Morgan (1939 film)
residence Emerald City
Land of Oz
revealedAs ordinary man from the American Midwest
role mentor figure
ruler
trickster figure
setting Emerald City
surface form: Emerald City throne room
species human
travelsBy hot-air balloon
universe Land of Oz

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We're Off to See the Wizard associatedWithCharacter The Wizard of Oz (character)
this entity surface form: Wizard of Oz (character)
The Wizard of Oz character The Wizard of Oz (character)
Frank Morgan portrayed The Wizard of Oz (character)
Frank Morgan portrayed The Wizard of Oz (character)
this entity surface form: The Gatekeeper (The Wizard of Oz)