Mervyn LeRoy's list of thank you's provides a useful roster of the people who worked on the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz. The list in question was published among the promotional materials that preceded and accompanied the release of the movie in 1939. It appeared as an advertisement in both the Hollywood Reporter and the Daily Variety, the two main trade periodicals of the movie industry. The list begins with a note in italic print: The subsequent list begins with a "Thank You" to director Victor Fleming, his name in large print; and then proceeds to these names: The advertisement continues,