L. Frank Baum
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L. Frank Baum was an American author who lived from 1856 to 1919 and wrote children's books that became classics of American literature. He is best known for creating "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," which introduced readers to the magical land of Oz and remains one of the most beloved children's stories ever written.
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- 15 May 1856
- Died
- 6 May 1919
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- 627
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- Wizard of Oz
- The Wonderful World of Oz (The Wizard of Oz / the Emerald City of Oz / Glinda of Oz)
- Alice in the Wonderful Land of Oz
- Sideways Byways
- Cuentos Clásicos Infantiles Volumen 1
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Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author of children's books, best known for writing The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He wrote thirteen novel sequels, nine other fantasy novels, and a host of other works (55 novels in total, plus four "lost" novels, 83 short stories, over 200 poems, an unknown number of scripts, and many miscellaneous writings), and made numerous attempts to bring his works to the stage and screen. His works anticipated such century-later commonplaces as t
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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 In addition to the 14 Oz books, Baum penned 41 other novels (not including four lost, unpublished novels), 83 short stories, over 200 poems, and at least 42 scripts.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 theater producer and playwright. He and his wife opened a store in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and he edited and published a newspaper called The Aberdeen Saturday Pioneer. They then moved to Chicago, where he worked as a newspaper reporter and published children's literature, coming out with 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.
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