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73. THE WIZ Screenplay by Joel Schumacher THIRD DRAFT May 15, 1977
[with a few pages of revisions on pink paper dated 8-1-77 and on blue paper dated 8-4-77]. Hollywood: Universal Pictures, 1977. Quarto, plain wrappers, brad bound, mimeograph, 122 pp., just about fine.
For her third and final theatrical feature film, Diana Ross starred as Dorothy in this Black cast musical adapted from The Wizard of Oz.
“Diana Ross was a more talented actress than she was sometimes given credit for, and was especially success- ful with a classic kind of movie star performance: larger-than-life and centered on her own distinct star persona.” (Bogle, Hollywood Black, p. 148)
$450.00
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