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→(September 28, 1914-1915): it was the oldest logo on this wiki, but since then we have documented logos much older than this.
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*The woman in these logos are Vivian Reed (1894-1989) in the normal, orange, magenta/purple, red and yellow variants, and Violet Macmillan (1887 - 1953) in the green variant and all of the close - up variants. Both were American actresses of the Silent Era and had acted in all of the Oz Film Manufacturing Company's films. Vivian appeared in 36 films between 1914 and 1938; Violet had made 26 motion pictures. For these logos, both women only wore black clothes so that only their faces were visible. Vivian appears in the opening logo for ''The Patchwork Girl of Oz''; Violet appears in the closing logo for ''The Patchwork Girl of Oz'' and the opening and closing logos of ''His Majesty the Scarecrow of Oz''. | *The woman in these logos are Vivian Reed (1894-1989) in the normal, orange, magenta/purple, red and yellow variants, and Violet Macmillan (1887 - 1953) in the green variant and all of the close - up variants. Both were American actresses of the Silent Era and had acted in all of the Oz Film Manufacturing Company's films. Vivian appeared in 36 films between 1914 and 1938; Violet had made 26 motion pictures. For these logos, both women only wore black clothes so that only their faces were visible. Vivian appears in the opening logo for ''The Patchwork Girl of Oz''; Violet appears in the closing logo for ''The Patchwork Girl of Oz'' and the opening and closing logos of ''His Majesty the Scarecrow of Oz''. | ||
*Interestingly, this logo is not seen on ''The Magic Cloak of Oz''. | *Interestingly, this logo is not seen on ''The Magic Cloak of Oz''. | ||
*Several [https://50plusworld.com/oz-film-co-creature-actor-fred-woodward/ print]<ref>https://50plusworld.com/oz-film-co-creature-actor-fred-woodward/</ref> [http://earlysilentfilm.blogspot.com/2013/05/theres-no-place-like-home-part-2-oz.html versions]<ref>http://earlysilentfilm.blogspot.com/2013/05/theres-no-place-like-home-part-2-oz.html</ref> of the logo exist, most frequently appearing on promotional posters for movies from Oz Films; one [http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-patchwork-girl-of-oz-2-october-14.html stylised version]<ref>http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-patchwork-girl-of-oz-2-october-14.html</ref> was even used in an [http://www.booktryst.com/2011/02/l-frank-baum-tells-how-to-read-wizard.html official letter from L. Frank Baum himself.]<ref>http://www.booktryst.com/2011/02/l-frank-baum-tells-how-to-read-wizard.html</ref> | *Several [https://50plusworld.com/oz-film-co-creature-actor-fred-woodward/ print]<ref>https://50plusworld.com/oz-film-co-creature-actor-fred-woodward/</ref> [http://earlysilentfilm.blogspot.com/2013/05/theres-no-place-like-home-part-2-oz.html versions]<ref>http://earlysilentfilm.blogspot.com/2013/05/theres-no-place-like-home-part-2-oz.html</ref> of the logo exist, most frequently appearing on promotional posters for movies from Oz Films; one [http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-patchwork-girl-of-oz-2-october-14.html stylised version]<ref>http://cablecarguy.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-patchwork-girl-of-oz-2-october-14.html</ref> was even used in an [http://www.booktryst.com/2011/02/l-frank-baum-tells-how-to-read-wizard.html official letter from L. Frank Baum himself.]<ref>http://www.booktryst.com/2011/02/l-frank-baum-tells-how-to-read-wizard.html</ref> | ||