L. Frank Baum
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1856-05-15 (63 years old)
Deathday
1919-05-06
Place of Birth
Chittenango, New York, USA
Also known As
Lyman Frank Baum
L. Frank Baum
Biography
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 In addition to the 14 Oz books, Baum penned 41 other novels (not including four lost, unpublished novels), 83 short stories, over 200 poems, and at least 42 scripts.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 ...
Acting
1918
as Dave Hinman (as George Brooks)
Production
2005
as Novel
2019
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2013
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1910
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1914
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2000
2023
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1982
as Original Story
2010
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1971
1993
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2011
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1974
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1914
as Director
1925
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2000
2023
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2000
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1936
as Characters
1985
as Original Story
1914
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1914
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1914
as Producer
1914
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1914
as Screenplay
1914
as Producer
1991
as Book
1969
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1985
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2022
2022
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2022
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1925
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1985
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1981
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1964
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1908
as Screenplay
1908
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2016
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1962
as Novel
1991
as Writer
2017
as Characters
1978
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2011
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1993
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1996
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1985
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1910
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1910
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1910
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1910
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1932
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1981
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1976
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1972
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1996
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1996
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1996
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1996
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1996
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2011
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1990
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2019
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2015
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1999
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1974
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1977
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1981
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2009
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1987
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1989
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2016
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1939
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1978
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2015
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1995
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2019
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2018
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2014
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2017
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1983
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2024
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2018
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1991
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1991
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2018
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2013
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1987
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1963
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2018
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2015
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2021
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1989
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2015
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2010
as Novel
1987
as Novel
1968
as Original Story
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