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Depiction of Ozma

One of the reasons for the realistic and modernized portrayal of Ozma and other Oz characters was that Neill was using real models. For many years, the model for Ozma was his niece, Roberta Neill and the model for Dorothy, her sister Ann Marie Neill. (John R. Neill was my great-great-uncle, Roberta my paternal grandmother and Ann Marie my great aunt.

Please contact me for confirmation.  terry@terryirving.com.  I know I'm not familiar with the protocols of Wikipedia but I wanted to get this information in and would appreciate any help.  I am certain of the family connection and the modeling is a centerpiece of family lore.  I can also recognize my grandmother and great-aunt in the illustrations.