| Oscar Diggs/The Wizard of Oz | |
|---|---|
| Oz character | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Wizard_of_Oz.png) The Wizard as illustrated by William Wallace Denslow (1900) | |
| First appearance | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) |
| Created by | Frank Baum |
| In-universe information | |
| Title | The Wizard of Oz |
| Occupation | Advisor and court magician to Princess Ozma |
| Family | A prominent Omaha politician and his wife (parents) |
| Nationality | American |
Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs,[1] also known as the "Wizard of Oz" and, during his reign, as "Oz the Great and Terrible" or the "Great and Powerful Oz", is a fictional character in the Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum.[2] The character was further popularized by a stage play and several films, including the classic 1939 film and the 2013 prequel adaptation.
In his first appearance in Baum's 1900 book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Wizard rules the Land of Oz from his palace in the Emerald City. He is exposed at the end of the novel as a conman and circus magician, but in further books of the series, he becomes a trusted and valued friend to the Oz characters.
- ^ Baum, Lyman Frank (2000). The Annotated Wizard of Oz: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 264. ISBN 978-0393049923.
- ^ Jack Snow, Who's Who in Oz, Chicago, Reilly & Lee, 1954; New York, Peter Bedrick Books, 1988; pp. 238-9. ISBN 0-87226-188-3