Talk:The Wizard of Oz
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The Wizard Of Oz premiered in the San Francisco Bay Area at the Oakland Paramount, on August 17, 1939, the same day it premiered in New York at Loew's Capitol Theatre. This can be confirmed by newspaper ads in the Oakland Tribune, Bancroft Library; and by Oakland Paramount advertising cards. |
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Music By should be Harold Arlen, not Herbert Stothart
In the right-hand box, the "Music By" is listed as Herbert Stothart, but this should be Harold Arlen, who was the composer. Stothart was the arranger and should be listed as such. ~2026-18344-25 (talk) 18:32, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
- Well, Template:Infobox film is a little confusing on this matter. Yes, Arlen wrote the famous songs but Stothart is credited for the score and Stothart is who won an Oscar for his work. Am posting about this issue at Template talk:Infobox film and at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Film. - Shearonink (talk) 18:53, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
- If anyone wants to weigh in on this issue, check out Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Film#The Template:Infobox film at Wizard of Oz & Template talk:Infobox film#Issue at Wizard of Oz infobox. - Shearonink (talk) 19:01, 24 March 2026 (UTC)
- Please do not post the same thread in multiple places, per WP:TALKFORK. The infobox documentation seems pretty clear to me:
Insert the name(s) of the composer(s) of the original music score. They are usually credited with "Music by". Composers credited for "additional music" and songwriters should not be included.
– Jonesey95 (talk) 19:13, 25 March 2026 (UTC)- I think the documentation in this particular case isn't correct, but at this point, whatev. - Shearonink (talk) 21:08, 25 March 2026 (UTC)
- Please do not post the same thread in multiple places, per WP:TALKFORK. The infobox documentation seems pretty clear to me:
- If anyone wants to weigh in on this issue, check out Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Film#The Template:Infobox film at Wizard of Oz & Template talk:Infobox film#Issue at Wizard of Oz infobox. - Shearonink (talk) 19:01, 24 March 2026 (UTC)