Newell Sparks
William Newell Sparks( 20 December 1899 – 27 August 1975) was a British/ American sound engineer.
He is notable for his work on the 1939 film" The Wizard of Oz".
K. Raghavendra Rao
K. Raghavendra Rao( born Kovelamudi Raghavendra Rao on 23 May 1942) is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and choreographer, known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema and a few Hindi and Kannada films.
He has garnered eight state Nandi Awards, the IIFA Award, the SIIMA Award, five Filmfare Awards South and two Cine MAA Awards.
In a film career spanning more than five decades, Rao has directed more than a hundred feature films, of which around ninety were box office hits, across multiple genres such as romantic comedy, fantasy, melodrama, action thriller, biographical and romance films.
Rao received the state Nandi Award for Best Director for his works such as" Bobbili Brahmanna"( 1984), and" Pelli Sandadi"( 1996).
He garnered the Filmfare Award for Best Director – Telugu for the drama film" Prema Lekhalu"( 1977), the super natural fantasy film," Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari"( 1990), and the romance film" Allari Priyudu"( 1993).
Rao is known for his works in hagiographical films such as" Annamayya"( 1997), which won two National Film Awards, and was also showcased at the 1998 International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section.
Rao also received the Nandi Award for Best Direction, the Filmfare Award for Best Direction for his work in the film.
His other hagiographic works such as" Sri Manjunatha"( 2001)," Sri Ramadasu"( 2006)," Shirdi Sai"( 2012) and" Om Namo Venkatesaya"( 2017), received several state honors.
His mainstream works such as the 1987 Social problem film" Agni Putrudu", and the 1988 action thriller" Aakhari Poratam", were screened at the 11th and 12th International Film Festival of India respectively in the mainstream section.
In 1992, he directed the melodrama" Gharana Mogudu", premiered at the 1993 International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section, which became the first Telugu film to gross over 10 crore at the box office.
Next, he directed the instant hit" Allari Priyudu", which was also premiered at the 1994 International Film Festival of India in the mainstream section.
The Wizard of Speed and Time
The Wizard of Speed and Time is a 1989 low- budget feature film written, directed, and starring animator Mike Jittlov, as well as a 1979 16 mm short film, also by Jittlov.
Florence Ryerson
Florence Ryerson( September 20, 1892 – June 8, 1965) was a playwright, screenwriter, and co-author of the script for the 1939 film" The Wizard of Oz".
Mike Jittlov
Mike Jittlov( born June 8, 1948) is an American animator and the creator of short films and one feature- length film using forms of special effects animation, including stop- motion animation, rotoscoping, and pixilation.
He is best known for the 1989 feature- length film" The Wizard of Speed and Time", based on his 1979 short film of the same name.
Claude Weisz
Claude Weisz is a French film director born in Paris.
Tohfa
Tohfa( English:" Gift") is a 1984 Indian masala film produced by D. Ramanaidu under the Suresh Productions banner and directed by K. Raghavendra Rao.
It stars Sridevi, Jeetendra, and Jaya Prada and music composed by Bappi Lahiri
The film is a remake of the Telugu film" Devata"( 1982).
The film upon its release was a massive box office success, grossing, becoming the highest- grossing Indian film of 1984.
The film's narrative follows siblings Janki and Lalita who both fall for Ram, their good friend.
When Lalita learns that Janki loves Ram, she steps back and allows her sister to marry him.
It was a direct remake of Raghavendra Rao's Telugu blockbuster" Devatha"( 1982), with Sridevi and Jaya Prada reprising their roles.
At the 32nd Filmfare Awards," Tohfa" received three nominations: Best Comic Actor( Kapoor), Best Music and Best Lyrics" Pyaar Ka Tohfa Tera.".
The story drew inspiration from the 1959 Tamil film" Kalyana Parisu", directed by C. V. Sridhar, who also directed its Hindi remake," Nazrana",( 1961) starring Raj Kapoor and Vyjayanthimala and the 1960 Telugu movie" Pelli Kanuka".
Michael Patrick Hearn
Michael Patrick Hearn is an American literary scholar as well as a man of letters specializing in children's literature and its illustration.
His works include "The Annotated Wizard of Oz" (1971/2000), "The Annotated Christmas Carol" (1977/2003), and "The Annotated Huckleberry Finn" (2001).
He considers the three most quintessential American novels to be "Moby-Dick" by Herman Melville, "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum, and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain.
He is an expert on L. Frank Baum and is currently writing a biography about him, which sets forth to correct the numerous errors in previous biographies, many based on Frank Joslyn Baum's out of print and largely mythological "To Please a Child".
As an Oz and L. Frank Baum scholar, he also edited "The Critical Heritage Edition of the Wizard of Oz" for Schocken Books (1986), wrote the introduction to the first published version of the screenplay of "The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)".
He appears in the documentaries "Oz: the American Fairyland" and "Matilda Joslyn Gage" (1983), credited as an "Authority on L. Frank Baum".
He gave the keynote address at the Centennial convention of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" mounted by The International Wizard of Oz Club, and often makes public appearances in which he lectures on Baum.
Wizard of New Zealand
The Wizard of New Zealand QSM( born Ian Brackenbury Channell; 4 December 1932) is a New Zealand educator, comedian, magician and politician.
He is also known by his shorter name, The Wizard.
Under the Rainbow
Under the Rainbow is a 1981 American comedy film directed by Steve Rash and starring Chevy Chase, Carrie Fisher, Eve Arden, and Billy Barty.
The plot is loosely based on the gathering of little people in a Hollywood hotel to audition for roles as Munchkins in the film" The Wizard of Oz".
Jerry Maren, who played the small role of Smokey in this film, previously played a member of the Lollipop Guild in" The Wizard of Oz".
The film was nominated for Razzie Awards for Worst Musical Score by Joe Renzetti, and Worst Supporting Actor( Billy Barty).
It received extremely negative reviews, many of which condemned the various sight gags involving the little people.
The production marked the first film role of several actors, including Phil Fondacaro and Debbie Lee Carrington.
It was partially filmed on location at the Culver Hotel, where the actors playing Munchkins stayed during the production of" The Wizard of Oz".

Question: Which film has the director born earlier, The Wizard Of Speed And Time or Tohfa?