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L. Frank Baum

Born

in Chittenango, New York, The United States

May 15, 1856

Died

May 06, 1919

Genre

Children's Books, Fantasy, Fiction

Influences

Matilda Joslyn Gage, Andrew Lang, William Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll, ...more

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also wrote under the names:
* Edith van Dyne,
* Floyd Akers,
* Schuyler Staunton,
* John Estes Cooke,
* Suzanne Metcalf,
* Laura Bancroft,
* Louis F. Baum,
* Captain Hugh Fitzgerald

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 In addition to the 14 Oz books, Baum penned 41 other novels (not including four lost, unpublished novels), 83 short stories, over 200 poems, and at least 42 scripts.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

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Average rating: 3.97 · 744,930 ratings · 35,642 reviews · 3,038 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (Oz, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 503,415 ratings — published 1900 — 6491 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ozma of Oz (Oz, #3) 3.95 avg rating — 26,814 ratings — published 1907 — 1729 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Marvelous Land of Oz (Oz, #2) by L. Frank Baum, David McKee (Illustrations) 3.80 avg rating — 25,524 ratings — published 1904 — 1854 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (Oz, #4) 3.73 avg rating — 15,011 ratings — published 1908 — 1453 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Road to Oz (Oz, #5) 3.72 avg rating — 13,247 ratings — published 1909 — 1299 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Emerald City of Oz (Oz, #6) 3.85 avg rating — 11,704 ratings — published 1910 — 1384 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Patchwork Girl of Oz (Oz, #7) by L. Frank Baum, Peter Glassman (Afterword), John R. Neill (Illustrator) 3.86 avg rating — 9,559 ratings — published 1913 — 94 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tik-Tok of Oz (Oz, #8) by L. Frank Baum, Peter Glassman (Afterword), John R. Neill (Illustrator) 3.78 avg rating — 8,666 ratings — published 1914 — 100 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Oz: The Complete Collection (Oz, #1-14) by L. Frank Baum, W.W. Denslow (Illustrator) 4.24 avg rating — 7,583 ratings — published 1920 — 168 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus 3.94 avg rating — 7,232 ratings — published 1902 — 1415 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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