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.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Wizard of Oz | 0 |
| The Gatekeeper (The Wizard of Oz) | 1 |
| Wizard of Oz (character) | 1 |
Statements (53)
| 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
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| appearsInSeries | Oz book series ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wizard of Oz (character)
this entity surface form:
The Gatekeeper (The Wizard of Oz)