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Rankin/Bass' Tales of the Wizard of Oz

 

Rankin/Bass' Tales of the Wizard of Oz. I think we sold out of our shirts last year. Love the design Wes Garlatz came up with! We wore them at the National Wizard of Oz Convention in Joliet, IL. C. 2012 Miser Bros Press/Rick Goldschmidt Archives #videocraftinternational #thewizardofoz #Lfrankbaum #rankinbassproductions

Len Korobkin R.I.P.

Sad news, I got word from Len Korobkin's son Daniel, that my friend Len passed away Monday afternoon (April 26th, 2021). He was a writer on all of the early Rankin/Bass Productions including The New Adventures of Pinocchio and Tales of the Wizard of Oz. Then he moved on to their 1965 feature film Willy McBean and His Magic Machine and was given screen credit for additional dialogue. The most famous Production he is known for, is writing the Rankin/Bass feature film Mad Monster Party? (The only writing credit IMDB gives him credit for? Always incomplete). Len was the one who told me that Forest Ackerman did not participate in the writing and Harvey Kurtzman was brought in at the end, to punch up the humor and add a few gags. When I appeared at The Shag Stores a few years back, I tried to arrange for Len to be there, but the timing did not work out. He was always very nice to me and I made sure he had copies of his work over the years. Daniel says: My dads primary career was as an entertainment lawyer. He had a successful 60+ year career representing artists in the music and film industry. Great husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Pillar of his community in Los Angeles. #Leonardkorobkin #Rankinbassproductions #madmonsterparty
 

OZ

Oz

Wow! It has been a year since our appearance at the National Wizard of Oz Convention!

Socrates the scarecrow

I may go as The Wizard of Oz from Rankin/Bass' Tales of the Wizard of Oz

Sunday night art!

 

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Tales of the Wizard of Oz

 

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Rankin/Bass' Tales of the Wizard of Oz

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TALES OF THE WIZARD OF OZ DVDs

Still have volume one and two on DVD of RANKIN/BASS' TALES OF THE WIZARD OF OZ and Volume 3 will be here soon. Enjoy! VERY, VERY popular in Canada (Much of the animation was done there) and in the US.

TALES OF THE WIZARD OF OZ

I still have Volume 1 and 2 of the RANKIN/BASS OZ Collector's DVDs for sale and expecting Volume 3 any day now. Love this series designed by TONY PETERS. LARRY D. MANN did a wonderful job with the voice of the wicked witch!