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L. Frank Baum
Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856–May 6, 1919) was an American author, actor, and independent filmmaker best known as the creator, along with illustrator W. W. Denslow, of one of the most popular books ever written in American children’s literature, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.
Frank was born in Chittenango, New York, into a devout Methodist family of German (father’s side) and Scots-Irish (mother’s side) origin, the seventh of nine children born to Cynthia Stanton and Benjamin Ward Baum, only five of whom survived into adulthood. He was named “Lyman” after his father’s brother, but always disliked this name, and preferred to go by “Frank.” His mother, Cynthia Stanton, was a direct descendant of Thomas Stanton, one of the four Founders of what is now Stonington, Connecticut.
Baum died on May 6, 1919, aged 62, and was buried in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, in Glendale, California.
Works available on Lit2Go:
- Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
- The Emerald City of Oz
- The Tin Woodman of Oz
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
- Tik-Tok of Oz
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