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Library of Congress acquires only known lyrics sketch of 'Over the Rainbow'

Scrawled in pencil on a scrap of yellow legal paper by lyricist E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, the artifact is among dozens of treasures ...

FDOT, Orlando continue standoff over Pulse crosswalk

FDOT troopers re-painted the rainbow Pulse crosswalk black in Orlando for the third time in less than a week under new state ...

Why ‘Over the Rainbow’ was almost cut from ‘The Wizard of Oz’: “The song stays or I go”

It's hard to imagine 'The Wizard of Oz' without Judy Garland singing 'Over the Rainbow', but it was almost cut from the ...
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THE WIZARD OF OZ Musical Sketches Added To The Library of Congress Harold Arlen Collection

The Library of Congress has acquired rare handwritten music and lyric sketches from Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg’s The Wizard ...

‘Wizard of Oz' at the Sphere: ‘Ethical AI' and a Rerecorded ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow' Promises to Bring a Sensory Spectacle to Modern Audiences

Sphere is promising to take audiences over the rainbow, down the yellow brick road and into an entirely new type of cinematic experience. It's "The Wizard of Oz" as you've never seen it before - not ...