1970s

List of Oz related events during the decade between 1970-1979

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Media

• 1970: The Yellow Fog is published
• 1971: Ayşecik ve Sihirli Cüceler Rüyalar Ülkesinde is released
• 1972: Yankee in Oz is published
• 1974:
  • December 14th: Journey Back to Oz is released
• 1975
  • January 5, 1975: The Wiz (stage) premieres on stage
• 1976: The Enchanted Island of Oz is published
  • February 10th: The lost episode of Sesame Street featuring Margaret Hamilton airs
  • July 29th: 20th Century Oz is released
• 1978
  • January 1st: The Green Dolphin of Oz is published
  • October 24th: The Wiz (film) is released

Births

• 1970
  • March 7th: Rachel Weisz
  • March 18th: Queen Latifah
  • April 4th: Janice Kawaye
  • September 6th: Edward Einhorn
• 1971
  • January 11th: Mary J. Blige
  • August 28th: Sergio Farjalla
• 1972
  • February 26th: Keith Ferguson
  • March 13th: Common
• 1973
  • February 9th: Colin Egglesfield
  • March 23rd: Randall Park
  • July 8th: Kathleen Robertson
  • August 24th: Grey Griffin
• 1974
  • February 20th: Geoff Gustafson
  • May 21st: Fairuza Balk
  • August 14th: Christopher Gorham
  • September 4th: James Monroe Iglehart
  • October 7th: Alexander Polinsky
• 1975
  • January 18th: Nurlaia Karim
  • April 6th: Zach Braff
  • June 19th: Hugh Dancy
  • November 5th: Keala Settle
  • November 28th: Sunny Mabrey
• 1976
  • January 31st: Paul Scheer
  • June 11th: Simon Burnett
  • August 6th: Melissa George  
• 1977
  • March 23th: Miklos Perlus
  • April 24th: Rebecca Mader
  • June 29th: Ari Zigaris
  • July 13th: Kari Wahlgren
• 1978
  • April 19th: James Franco
  • August 9th: Jessica Sonneborn
  • November 2nd: Erika Flores
• 1979
  • January 25th: Christine Lakin
  • October 18th: Ne-Yo
  • December 7th: Eric Bauza

Deaths

• 1970
  • May 14th: Billie Burke - 85
  • September 21st: Lida Buresh - 63
• 1971
  • March 8th: Harold Lloyd - 77
  • March 16th: Bebe Daniels - 70
• 1973
  • April 12th: Arthur Freed - 78
  • May 9th: Jack E. Leonard - 62
  • June 24th: Mary Carr - 99
• 1974
  • April 30th: Agnes Moorehead - 73
  • October 23rd: Yvonne Moray Bistany - 57
• 1975
  • August 17th: Bobbie Koshay - 65
  • December: Lajos Matina - 82
• 1976
  • April 6th: Ruth Plumly Thompson - 85
  • April 12th: Paul Ford - 74
• 1977
  • December 28th: Charlotte Greenwood - 87
• 1979
  • February 3rd: Betty Danko - 75
  • June 6th: Jack Haley - 81
  • October 7th: Christine Buresh - 72