L. Frank Baum
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- May 15, 1856
- Died
- May 6, 1919 (aged 62)
- Birthplace
- Chittenango, New York, USA
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 In addition to the 14 Oz books, Baum penned 41 other novels (not including four lost, unpublished novels), 83 short stories, over 200 poems, and at least 42 scripts.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 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
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Filmography
The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz
Movie · Novel
Toto: The Dog-Gone Amazing Story of Wizard of Oz
Movie · Novel
Dorothy and Alice
Movie · Novel
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
Movie · Book
Gale: Yellow Brick Road
Movie · Writer
The Patchwork Girl
Movie · Story
The Wizard of the Emerald City, Part I
Movie · Novel
Wicked: For Good
Movie · Characters
Toto's Christmas in Oz
Movie · Novel
Wicked
Movie · Characters
The Wizard of Oz
Movie · Novel
Dorothy And Toto's Storytime: The Road To Oz
Movie · Novel
Dorothy And Toto's Storytime: Dorothy And The Wizard in Oz Part 1
Movie · Novel
Dorothy And Toto's Storytime: The Road To Oz Part 3
Movie · Novel
Dorothy and Toto's Storytime: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
Movie · Novel
Dorothy And Toto's Storytime: The Road To Oz Part 1
Movie · Novel
Dorothy And Toto's Storytime: The Road To Oz Part 2
Movie · Novel
Dorothy and Toto's Storytime: Ozma of Oz Part 1
Movie · Novel
Dorothy and Toto's Storytime: Ozma of Oz Part 3
Movie · Novel
Dorothy and Toto's Storytime: The Marvelous Land of Oz Part 3
Movie · Novel
Dorothy and Toto's Storytime: Ozma of Oz Part 2
Movie · Novel
Dorothy's New Adventures in Oz
Movie · Novel
The Wizard 20Twenty
Movie · Novel
Dorothy and Toto's Storytime: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Part 1
Movie · Novel
Dorothy and Toto's Storytime: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Part 2
Movie · Novel
Dorothy and Toto's Storytime: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Part 3
Movie · Novel
Dorothy and Toto's Storytime: The Marvelous Land of Oz Part 1
Movie · Novel
Dorothy and Toto's Storytime: The Marvelous Land of Oz Part 2
Movie · Novel
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Movie · Novel
The Wizard of OZ
Movie · Novel
The Wiz
Movie · Novel
The WonderGrove Wizard of Oz
Movie · Book
The Patchwork Girl of Oz
Movie · Novel
Fantastic Return to Oz
Movie · Novel
Oz
Movie · Novel
The Little Wizards of Oz
Movie · Novel
The Steam Engines of Oz
Movie · Novel
Dorothy's Christmas in Oz
Movie · Novel
The Wizard of New Oz
Movie · Novel
Off to Oz
Movie · Characters
Fantastic Journey to Oz
Movie · Novel
Dorothy and The Wizard of Oz: The Wizard, The Witch, and The Crystal Ball
Movie · Novel
Emerald City
TV · Novel · 10 eps
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
Movie · Characters
Straight Outta OZ
Movie · Novel
Return to the Emerald City
Movie · Novel
The Wizard of U.S.
Movie · Novel
The Oz Project
Movie · Novel
The Woodsman
Movie · Novel
The Land of Oz
Movie · Story, Novel
The Wiz Live!
Movie · Characters
Wicked Flying Monkeys
Movie · Novel
OzLand
Movie · Novel
Lost in Oz
TV · Book · 26 eps
Oz
Movie · Novel
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
Movie · Novel
Oz the Great and Powerful
Movie · Author
The Prophet of Oz
Movie · Novel
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Minnie's The Wizard of Dizz
Movie · Novel
Dorothy and the Witches of Oz
Movie · Novel
Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Brick Road
Movie · Novel
The Fresh Beat Band: Wizard of Song
Movie · Novel
Untitled #141 (The Sun is the same…)
Movie · Original Story
Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz
Movie · Characters
The Scarecrow of Oz
Movie · Novel
After the Wizard
Movie · Characters
Untitled #125 (Hickory)
Movie · Novel
The Witches of Oz
TV · Author · 2 eps
Heartless: The Story of the Tin Man
Movie · Original Story
YellowBrickRoad
Movie · Characters
Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz
Movie · Novel
After the Rainbow
Movie · Novel
The Tin Woodman of Oz
Movie · Characters
Once in a Lullaby
Movie · Novel
The Tin Woodman's Home Movie #2: California Poppy Reserve, Antelope Valley
Movie · Novel
Death to the Tinman
Movie · Novel
VeggieTales: The Wonderful Wizard of Ha's
Movie · Characters
Tin Man
TV · Novel · 3 eps
Apocalypse Oz
Movie · Novel
Wizard of Oz 3: Dorothy Goes to Hell
Movie · Novel
Meet Me in Wichita
Movie · Novel
The Haunted Journey
Movie · Novel
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz
Movie · Novel
No Place (Looking Back + Looking Forward)
Movie · Novel
The House She Flew In On: The Video
Movie · Novel
The Life & Adventures of Santa Claus
Movie · Novel
Adventures in the Emerald City: Princess Ozma
Movie · Novel
Twister: A Musical Catastrophe
Movie · Characters
Adventures in the Emerald City: The Intrigues of Old Mombi
Movie · Novel
Lion of Oz
Movie · Novel
Click Three Times
Movie · Novel
Adventures in the Emerald City: The Silver Slippers
Movie · Novel
Adventures in Oz with Cheryl
Movie · Story, Novel
The Oz Witch Project
Movie · Novel
No Place Like Home #1
Movie · Novel
No Place Like Home #2
Movie · Novel
The Wicked Witch Project
Movie · Novel
Adventures in the Emerald City: The Mystery of the Great Wizard
Movie · Novel
The Wizard of Oz on Ice
Movie · Novel
Toto, Lost in New York
Movie · Novel
The Nome Prince and the Magic Belt
Movie · Novel
Underground Adventure
Movie · Novel
Who Stole Santa?
Movie · Novel
Christmas in Oz
Movie · Novel
The Monkey Prince
Movie · Novel
Journey Beneath the Sea
Movie · Novel
Virtual Oz
Movie · Novel
The Return of Mombi
Movie · Novel
The Wonderful Galaxy of Oz
Movie · Novel
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
TV · Book · 24 eps
Great Classics on Video
Movie · Novel
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
Movie · Novel
The Wizard of the Emerald City
Movie · Novel
Yellow Brick Road
Movie · Writer, Novel
Dorothy & the Wizard in Oz
Movie · Novel
Workteams & the Wizard of Oz
Movie · Novel
OZ
Movie · Novel
The Wonderful Galaxy of Oz
TV · Writer · 17 eps
OZ
TV · Novel · 2 eps
The Wizard of Oz
Movie · Book, Novel
The Wizard of Oz
Movie · Writer, Novel
We’re Off to See... The Most Happy Fellows
Movie · Novel
Trouble in Oz
Movie · Writer
The Emerald City of Oz
Movie · Novel
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Movie · Novel
Ozma of Oz
Movie · Novel
Dorothy Meets Ozma of Oz
Movie · Novel
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
TV · Characters · 52 eps
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
Movie · Original Story
Return to Oz
Movie · Book
Frank Baum's the Wizard of Oz
Movie · Novel
The Whimsical World of Oz
Movie · Novel
Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oróz
Movie · Novel
The Wizard of Oz
Movie · Novel
The Wizard of Oz
Movie · Original Story, Novel
The Marvelous Land of Oz
Movie · Novel
The Wizard of Malta
Movie · Novel
Thanksgiving in the Land of Oz
Movie · Novel
It’s a Heart!
Movie · Novel
Wiz on Down the Road
Movie · Writer
The Wiz
Movie · Characters
The Magnificent Major
Movie · Novel
Oz
Movie · Novel
Shirley Temple Story
Movie · Novel
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special
Movie · Novel
The Heart That Changed Color
Movie · Novel
That Girl in Wonderland
Movie · Novel
The Wizard of the Emerald City
TV · Novel · 10 eps
Journey Back to Oz
Movie · Novel
Aysecik in the Land of the Magic Dwarfs
Movie · Novel
The Wonderful Land of Oz
Movie · Novel
The Wizard of the Emerald City
Movie · Novel
Dorothy, the Kansas City Pot Head
Movie · Original Story
No. 16: Oz: The Tin Woodman's Dream
Movie · Novel
Roman Candles
Movie · Novel
Fantasía... 3
Movie · Novel
The Wizard of Mars
Movie · Novel
Return to Oz
Movie · Novel
The Magic of Oz
Movie · Novel
No. 13: Oz
Movie · Novel
Shirley Temple's Storybook
TV · Original Story · 1 ep
The Rainbow Road to Oz
Movie · Novel
The Wizard of Oz
Movie · Novel
Oz University
Movie · Characters
The Wizard of Oz
Movie · Novel
The Land of Oz, a Sequel to the 'Wizard of Oz’
Movie · Novel
The Wizard of Oz
Movie · Story, Novel
The Patchwork Girl of Oz
Movie · Writer, Novel
His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz
Movie · Writer, Novel
The Magic Cloak of Oz
Movie · Novel, Screenplay
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Movie · Novel
Dorothy and the Scarecrow in Oz
Movie · Novel
The Land of Oz
Movie · Novel
John Dough and the Cherub
Movie · Novel
The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays
Movie · Screenplay, Novel