ARTHUR DARK'S HOLLYWOOD GRAVEYARD YOUTUBE VIDEO TOURS!

I really loved The Hollywood Graveyard Youtube Channel that I spent hours watching tonight!  Geez, those videos must have involved a lot of work by Arthur Dark and The Hollywood Graveyard Community. THG has a large group of folks that photograph the graves of the famous and historical graves in their neck of the woods. They cross the country, and the oceans, to pay their respects to legends around the globe, like Lucille Ball, Mary Tyler Moore, Rick James, and many more. I loved taking the video tour am sure you will enjoy the tour as well. Check out youtube to mp3 their other videos on this website.

The first video I watched was about the cast and crew of The Wizard of Oz. I loved it so much I went searching for more...

Here is a full list of stars: Johnny Mercer, Jan Hooks, Margaret Mitchell, Asa Candler, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, George Eastman, B.F. Goodrich, Lucille Ball, Brad Anderson, Kristen Pfaff, Rick James, Shirley Chisholm, Uncle Sam Wilson, Virgil Earp, Boothill Graveyard, Dennis Hopper, Tommy Bolin, Esther Rolle, Lizzie Borden, Thelma Todd, James Dole, Richard Denning, Evelyn Ankers, Marie Laveau, Nicolas Cage (future site), Percy Sledge, Donald Meek, Jack Swigert, Christa McAuliffe, Bernie Mac, Helen Morgan, John Panozzo, Jesse Owens, Joan Tabor, Grim Natwick, Mary Tyler Moore, Jason Robards, Dagmar, Charles Schulz, Buddy Baer, Lolly Vegas, Walter Huston, Richard Kiel, Nate Dogg, Glenn Quinn, The Knotts, C.S. Forester, Thurl Ravenscroft, Bradley Nowell, Baby Marie Osborne

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THE WIZARD OF OZ BOOKS TO BE DEVELOPED FOR TV SERIES!

We are so excited to see this new series. Hopefully, it will be much more accurate than "Emerald City".

Variety/Den of Geek
Legendary Entertainment is developing a TV series set in the Land of Oz from the novels by L. Frank Baum, Variety has learned exclusively.
The untitled series hails from Ed Ricourt, who will write and produce. The series will examine stories and characters in Oz that haven’t been previously explored.

When the return of a long-exiled Witch brings fear, division and war to Oz, the only hope is a servant girl who may become the most powerful and dangerous woman in the land.

Dmitri M. Johnson & Stephan Bugaj of dj2 Entertainment will executive produce. Legendary is said to be near a deal for a director on the project.
“I’m thrilled to partner with Legendary TV and dj2 to adapt my take on Baum’s rich, complex OZ book series which has influenced me creatively since childhood,” said Ricourt.

Ricourt previously co-wrote the story and screenplay for the hit 2013 film “Now You See Me,” with the sequel premiering in 2016. His other credits include “Wayward Pines” and “Jessica Jones.” His feature script, “Year 12,” was featured on the 2009 Black List. Ricourt is also a writer and producer on the upcoming Netflix series “Raising Dion” and worked on the upcoming reboot of “The Twilight Zone” at CBS All Access.

The Wizard of Oz Collection

NERDIST L. Frank Baum wrote fourteen novels set in the land of Oz, starting with the most well known in 1900, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which was meant to be a one-off. But its tremendous success lead to another thirteen books written by Baum.

The original sequel books, which had some very wild and imaginative ideas and beautiful illustrations, have never been adapted properly, with most post-1939 Wizard of Oz adaptations picking and choosing parts from the various sequels. With Wicked coming to movie theaters in 2021, it seems we are in for a big Oz revival, and hopefully, fans of the original books will see some of their favorite elements from the classic novels adapted for the very first time.

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THE RUBY SLIPPERS FROM JUDY GARLAND'S MUSEUM HAVE BEEN RECOVERED!

The Recovered Ruby Slippers (The Traveling Pair)

Today, FBI authorities in Minneapolis, together with Grand Rapids Police Chief Scott Johnson, will release information on the recovery of the stolen Ruby Slippers worn by Grand Rapids native Judy Garland in the 1939 movie classic, "The Wizard of Oz."

The case has intrigued people worldwide. The Herald-Review will broadcast the press conference live on www.grandrapidsmn.com, starting at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 4.

The famous shoes, one of only four original pairs of such red slippers, were stolen from the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids in August of 2005.

“These shoes are the holy grail of all Hollywood memorabilia,” said Rhys Thomas, the author of “The Ruby Slippers of Oz,” who has tracked the case closely for years. “There isn’t anything else that does more to evoke the power of belief.”

Per the Associated Press, federal authorities revealed Tuesday they have recovered perhaps the most recognizable footwear in all of film history after the crimson heels went missing in 2005 when the culprit broke into a small display case holding the shoes at the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, Minnesota.

Reportedly insured for $1 million, the shoes — which Garland’s Dorothy famously taps together to return home to Kansas following her stay in the fantasy world of Oz — comprise one of four remaining pairs of ruby slippers the actress wore in the film.

These are the mismatched pair that match the other pair in the Smithsonian!

FBI Recovers Stolen Ruby Slippers Used in ‘The Wizard of Oz’

Leonardo DiCaprio and director Steven Spielberg privately acquired one of the pairs in 2012 for eventual display inside the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures when it opens in 2019.

Details regarding the stolen pair’s return were not disclosed, though officials with the Minneapolis FBI, the North Dakota U.S. Attorney’s Office, and the Grand Rapids Police Department have scheduled a Tuesday press conference WILL BE AT 1PM to release more information, according to ABC News.

Anyone with additional information regarding the theft of the ruby slippers or the extortion plot is encouraged to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (225-5324) or submit information online at tips.fbi.gov.

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