Writing
L. Frank Baum
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Born
15 May 1856
Died
6 May 1919 (aged 62)
Birthplace
Chittenango, New York, USA
Also known as Lyman Frank Baum
Lyman Frank Baum (/bɔːm/; May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author best known for his children's fantasy books, particularly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part of a series. In addition to the 14 Oz books, Baum penned 41 other novels (not including four lost, unpublished novels), 83 short stories, over 200 poems, and at least 42 scripts. He made numerous attempts to bring his works to the stage and screen; the 1939 adaptation of the first Oz book became a landmark of 20th-century cinema. Born and raised in Chittenango, New York, Baum moved west after an unsuccessful stint as a theatre producer and playwright. He and his wife opened a store in South Dakota, and he edited and published a newspaper. They then moved to Chicago, where he worked as a newspaper reporter and published children's literature, debuting the first Oz book in 1900. While continuing his writing, among his final projects, he sought to establish a film studio in Los Angeles, California. His works anticipated such later commonplace things as television, augmented reality, laptop computers (The Master Key), wireless telephones (Tik-Tok of Oz), women in high-risk and action-heavy occupations (Mary Louise in the Country), and the ubiquity of advertising on clothing (Aunt Jane's Nieces at Work). Description above from the Wikipedia article L. Frank Baum, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
Wicked: For Good
Characters
Wicked
Characters
The Wiz
Novel
Oz
Novel
Off to Oz
Characters
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
Characters
The Land of Oz
Story, Novel
The Wiz Live!
Characters
OzLand
Novel
Oz
Novel
Untitled #141 (The Sun is the same…)
Original Story
After the Wizard
Characters
Heartless: The Story of the Tin Man
2010
Heartless: The Story of the Tin Man
Original Story
YellowBrickRoad
Characters
The Tin Woodman of Oz
Characters
Adventures in Oz with Cheryl
Story, Novel
Yellow Brick Road
Writer, Novel
OZ
Novel
The Wizard of Oz
Book, Novel
The Wizard of Oz
Writer, Novel
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
Original Story
The Wizard of Oz
Original Story, Novel
The Marvelous Land of Oz
Novel, Thanks
The Wiz
Characters
Oz
Novel
Dorothy, the Kansas City Pot Head
Original Story
Oz University
Characters
The Wizard of Oz
Story, Novel
The Flash of Fate
as Dave Hinman (as George Brooks)
The Patchwork Girl of Oz
Writer, Novel, Producer
His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz
Director, Writer, Novel
The Magic Cloak of Oz
Novel, Producer, Screenplay
The Land of Oz
Producer, Novel
The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays
Actor, Screenplay, Novel