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L. Frank Baum

L. Frank Baum
L. Frank Baum circa 1901
Born(1856-05-15)May 15, 1856
DiedMay 6, 1919(1919-05-06) (aged 62)
Other namesGeorge Brooks, Louis F. Baum, Laura Bancroft, Suzanne Metcalf, Capt. Hugh Fitzgerald, Schuyler Staunton, Edith Van Dyne, Floyd Akers, John Estes Cooke
Occupation(s)Writer, Newspaper editor, Actor, Screenwriter, movie Producer
SpouseMaud Gage
ChildrenFrank Joslyn Baum
Robert Stanton Baum
Harry Neal Baum
Kenneth Gage Baum

Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American writer of children's books during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is best known for his most famous and popular book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), and other Oz books that followed it.


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