L. Frank Baum

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1856-05-15

Deathday 1919-05-06 (62 years old)

Place of Birth Chittenango, New York, USA

Also Known As Lyman Frank Baum

L. Frank Baum

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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), 82 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 predicted such century-later commonplaces as television, laptop computers (The Master Key), wireless telephones (Tik-Tok of Oz), women in high risk, 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

Writer

Trouble in Oz

as Writer

2025
Wicked Part Two

as Characters

2024
Wicked

as Novel

2023
2017
Off to Oz

as Characters

2017
Emerald City

as Novel

2016
2015
2015
The Wiz Live!

as Novel

2015
Lost in Oz

as Book

2014
Oz

as Characters

2011
2011
After the Wizard

as Characters

2011
2009
1996
1996
1996
1996
Virtual Oz

as Novel

1996
1993
1991
1991
1986
1985
Return to Oz

as Book

1985
El Mago de Oz

as Novel

1982
The Wizard of Oz

as Original Story

1981
1978
The Wiz

as Author

1978
1974
1972
1964
Return to Oz

as Novel

1962
No. 13: Oz

as Novel

1939
1936
Oz University

as Characters

1933
1925
1925
1914
The Magic Cloak of Oz

as Screenplay

1910

Producer

1914
1914
1910
The Land of Oz

as Producer

Actor

1918
The Flash of Fate

as Dave Hinman (as George Brooks)

Director

Crew