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Aliases: Lyman Frank Baum

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Chittenango, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 186

TV Involvements: 9


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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 In addition to the 14 Oz books, Baum penned 41 other novels (not including four lost, unpublished novels), 83 short stories, over 200 poems, and at least 42 scripts.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.

Most Famous Work

Wicked
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7

Wicked

(2024) Characters
The Wizard of Oz
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8

The Wizard of Oz

(1939) Novel
Lost in Oz
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7

Lost in Oz

(2015) Book
The Wizard of the Emerald City, Part 1
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7
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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8

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

(1986) Characters
Shirley Temple's Storybook
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6

Shirley Temple's Storybook

(1958) Original Story
Wicked: For Good
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Wicked: For Good

(2025) Characters
Oz the Great and Powerful
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6

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1918 Dave Hinman (as George Brooks)
1908 N/A
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Writing

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2027 Novel
2025 Characters
Novel
2024 Characters
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2023 Book
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2022 Novel
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2021 Novel
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2019 Novel
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2018 Novel
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2017 Characters
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2016 Novel
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Characters
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2015 Characters
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2014 Novel
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2013 Novel
Author
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2012 Novel
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2011 Characters
Characters
Author
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2010 Original Story
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2009 Novel
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2008 Novel
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2007 Novel
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2006 Novel
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2005 Novel
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2002 Novel
2000 Novel
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1999 Novel
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1997 Novel
1996 Novel
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1995 Novel
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1993 Writer
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1992 Writer
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1991 Writer
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1990 Novel
1989 Writer
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1987 Novel
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1986 Characters
1985 Original Story
Book
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1984 Novel
1983 Novel
1982 Original Story
1981 Novel
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1980 Novel
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1978 Characters
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1977 Novel
1976 Novel
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1975 Novel
1974 Novel
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1973 Novel
1972 Novel
1971 Novel
1969 Novel
1968 Novel
Original Story
1967 Novel
Novel
1966 Novel
1965 Novel
1964 Novel
1963 Novel
1962 Novel
1958 Original Story
1957 Novel
1939 Novel
1936 Characters
1933 Novel
1932 Novel
1925 Story
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1914 Writer
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1910 Novel
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1908 Screenplay
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Crew

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1981 Thanks
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Directing

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1914 Director
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Production


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