L. Frank Baum
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Born 1856-05-15
Died 1919-05-06
Chittenango, New York, USA
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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 In addition to the 14 Oz books, Baum penned 41 other novels (not including four lost, unpublished novels), 83 short stories, over 200 poems, and at least 42 scripts.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 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).
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Filmography
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Writing
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The Wizard of Oz
Shirley Temple's Storybook
Oz the Great and Powerful
Emerald City
Tin Man
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
The Wizard of the Emerald City, Part I
The Witches of Oz
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of the Emerald City
OZ
The Wonderful Galaxy of Oz
Gale: Yellow Brick Road
Fantastic Journey to Oz
The Tin Woodman's Home Movie #2: California Poppy Reserve, Antelope Valley
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
The Wizard of Oz
Return to the Emerald City
Wicked Flying Monkeys
Dorothy and the Witches of Oz
Lion of Oz
Straight Outta OZ
Journey Back to Oz
The Wizard of Oz
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
20th Century Oz
The Wizard of Malta
OzLand
Fantastic Return to Oz
Adventures in the Emerald City: The Intrigues of Old Mombi
The Steam Engines of Oz
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie's The Wizard of Dizz
Adventures in the Emerald City: Princess Ozma
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special
The Wizard of Oz
OZ
Roman Candles
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
The Wizard of Oz
Dorothy's Christmas in Oz
Wiz on Down the Road
The Wizard of Oz
Death to the Tinman
Adventures in the Emerald City: The Mystery of the Great Wizard
The Magic Cloak of Oz
Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Brick Road
Click Three Times
Acting
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Wicked: For Good
Wicked
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Lost in Oz
Return to Oz
The Wiz
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
YellowBrickRoad
The Wiz Live!
Gale: Stay Away from Oz
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
The Wizard of Oz
The Tin Woodman of Oz
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