Otis Ferguson (August 14, 1907 – September 14, 1943) was an American writer best remembered for his music and film reviews in The New Republic in the 1930s.
Although he can be seen as a predecessor to film critics James Agee, Manny Farber, Pauline Kael, and Andrew Sarris, he has been characterized by Robert Christgau as "the first rock critic"[1] due to his appreciation of jazz and its impact on popular culture.
On the release of The Wizard of Oz (1939) Ferguson wrote a notoriously negative review.
In the review, he made the remark, "It has dwarfs, Technicolor, freak characters, and Judy Garland.
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