<P> In addition, songwriter Harburg's son (and biographer) Ernie Harburg reported: </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> So anyhow, Yip also wrote all the dialogue in that time and the setup to the songs and he also wrote the part where they give out the heart, the brains, and the nerve, because he was the final script editor . And he--there was eleven screenwriters on that--and he pulled the whole thing together, wrote his own lines and gave the thing a coherence and unity which made it a work of art . But he doesn't get credit for that . He gets lyrics by E.Y. Harburg, you see . But nevertheless, he put his influence on the thing . </Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "</Td> <Td> So anyhow, Yip also wrote all the dialogue in that time and the setup to the songs and he also wrote the part where they give out the heart, the brains, and the nerve, because he was the final script editor . And he--there was eleven screenwriters on that--and he pulled the whole thing together, wrote his own lines and gave the thing a coherence and unity which made it a work of art . But he doesn't get credit for that . He gets lyrics by E.Y. Harburg, you see . But nevertheless, he put his influence on the thing . </Td> <Td>" </Td> </Tr> <P> The original producers thought that a 1939 audience was too sophisticated to accept Oz as a straight - ahead fantasy; therefore, it was reconceived as a lengthy, elaborate dream sequence . Because of a perceived need to attract a youthful audience through appealing to modern fads and styles, the score had featured a song called "The Jitterbug", and the script had featured a scene with a series of musical contests . A spoiled, selfish princess in Oz had outlawed all forms of music except classical and operetta, and went up against Dorothy in a singing contest in which her swing style enchanted listeners and won the grand prize . This part was initially written for Betty Jaynes . The plan was later dropped . </P>

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