Template:Did you know nominations/Wicked (Maguire novel)
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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 12:37, 17 April 2022 (UTC)
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Wicked (Maguire novel)
- ... that Elphaba, the main character in Wicked, is named after L. Frank Baum, who wrote the book that inspired Wicked? Source: The Wicked Witch of the West is not given a name in Baum's novels; Maguire derived the name Elphaba from Baum's initials, LFB. https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/sep/27/changed-ending-how-we-made-wicked-defying-gravity-white-house-obamas-idina-menzel
Improved to Good Article status by Just Another Cringy Username (talk). Self-nominated at 02:36, 8 April 2022 (UTC).
Article has achieved Good Article status. No issues of copyvio or plagiarism. All sources appear reliable. Hook is interesting and sourced. QPQ is done. Looks ready to go. Thriley (talk) 02:06, 10 April 2022 (UTC)
- I linked L. Frank Baum. I figure readers would be interested in looking at his article. Thriley (talk) 02:26, 10 April 2022 (UTC)