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L. Frank Baum

Lyman Frank Baum was a US author, poet, playwright, actor, and independent filmmaker best known today as the creator - along with illustrator WW Denslow - of one of the most popular books in US children's literature, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. - Wikipedia

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American author of children's books (1856–1919)

Born 15 May 1856
Died 6 May 1919

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  • Cover of: The new Wizard of Oz
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  • Cover of: The Land of Oz: A sequel to The Wizard of Oz
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    Cover of edition landofoz000baum Cover of edition landofoz00baum Cover of edition landofozbeingacc00baum Cover of edition marvelouslandofo00baum Cover of edition marvellouslandof0000baum_n0x7 Cover of edition marvelouslandofo0000shan_u5m7 Cover of edition marvelouslandofo0000lfra Cover of edition landofozbeingan00baum Cover of edition marvellouslandof0000baum First published in 1904 — 724 editions
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  • Cover of: Ozma of Oz: a record of her adventures with Dorothy Gale of Kansas, the Yellow Hen, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, Tiktok, the Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger : besides other good people too numerous to mention faithfully recorded herein
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    Cover of edition cihm_78967 Cover of edition ozmaofoz00baum Cover of edition ozmaofozrecordof00baum Cover of edition ozmaoz00baumgoog Cover of edition ozmavonozdskrupe0000baum Cover of edition ozmaofoz00baumrich Cover of edition ozmaofoz0000baum_s5i8 Cover of edition ozmaofoz0000baum_c6n5 Cover of edition ozmaofozpuffinbo00lfra First published in 1907 — 701 editions
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  • Cover of: The Emerald City of Oz
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    Cover of edition lostprincessofoz00baumrich Cover of edition emeraldcityofozn0000baum Cover of edition emeraldcityofoz0000baum Cover of edition isbn_9780786284061 Cover of edition emeraldcityofoz0000baum_c6o9 Cover of edition emeraldcityofoz00baum_0 Cover of edition emeraldcityofoz00baum_1 First published in 1910 — 634 editions
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  • Cover of: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
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  • Cover of: The Lost Princess of OZ
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    Cover of edition lostprincessofoz00baum Cover of edition cihm_78969 Cover of edition lostprincessofoz0000baum_p6c5 Cover of edition lostprincessofoz0000baum_o7j9 Cover of edition lostprincessofoz0000baum_w6a8 Cover of edition lostprincessofoz0000baum Cover of edition lostprincessofoz0000baum_d5k0 Cover of edition lostprincessofoz0000baum_z1a1 First published in 1917 — 591 editions
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  • Cover of: The life and adventures of Santa Claus
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  • Cover of: Road to Oz Illustrated by John R. Neill
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    Cover of edition roadtooz00baum Cover of edition roadtoozinwhichi00baum Cover of edition roadtooz0000baum Cover of edition roadtooz0000baum_w4h7 Cover of edition roadtooz00lfra Cover of edition roadtooz00baum_1 First published in 1909 — 533 editions
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  • Cover of: Sea Fairies
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    Cover of edition seafairies0000lfra Cover of edition seafairies00baum_150 First published in 1911 — 528 editions
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  • Cover of: American fairy tales
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    Cover of edition baumsamericanfai0000baum First published in 1901 — 514 editions
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  • Cover of: Sky Island: being the further exciting adventures of Trot and Cap'n Bill after their visit to the sea fairies
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  • Cover of: The scarecrow of Oz
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  • Cover of: The patchwork girl of Oz
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  • Cover of: The magic of Oz: a faithful record of the remarkable adventures of Dorothy and Trot and the Wizard of Oz, together with the Cowardly Lion, the Hungry Tiger and Cap'n Bill, in their successful search for a magical and beautiful birthday present for Princess Ozma of Oz
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    Cover of edition magicofozfaithfu00baum Cover of edition magicofoz0000lfra Cover of edition magicofoz0000baum_o7o4 Cover of edition magicofoz0000baum Cover of edition magicofoz00baum Cover of edition magicofozfaithfu0000baum First published in 1919 — 494 editions
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  • Cover of: Tik Tok of Oz White Cover
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    Cover of edition tiktokofoz00baum Cover of edition tiktokofozfrank00baumrich Cover of edition tiktokofoz0000baum Cover of edition tiktokofozwaterm00lfra_0 First published in 1914 — 490 editions
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  • Cover of: Rinkitink in Oz
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  • Cover of: The Tin Woodman of Oz;: A faithful story of the astonishing adventure undertaken by the Tin Woodman, assisted by Woot the Wanderer, the Scarecrow of Oz, and Polychrome, the Rainbow's daughter
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    Cover of edition tinwoodmanofozwo00lfra Cover of edition tinwoodmanofoz0000baum Cover of edition isbn_9780688149765 Cover of edition tinwoodmanofoz00baum First published in 1918 — 461 editions
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  • Cover of: Glinda of Oz: in which are related the exciting experiences of Princess Ozma of Oz, and Dorothy, in their hazardous journey to the home of the Flatheads, and to the Magic Isle of the Skeezers, and how they were rescued from dire peril by the sorcery of Glinda the Good
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  • Cover of: The Enchanted Isle of Yew

    First published in 1903 — 288 editions
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  • Cover of: Mother Goose in Prose
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American author of children's books (1856–1919)

Born 15 May 1856
Died 6 May 1919

Subjects

Children's fiction, Oz (imaginary place), fiction, Fantasy fiction, Fiction, Fantasy, Juvenile fiction, Oz (Imaginary place), Fiction, fantasy, general, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Fairy tales, Classic Literature, Children's stories, American, Fiction, general, Dorothy Gale (Fictitious character), Fiction, historical, general, Children's stories, Comics & graphic novels, fantasy, Juvenile literature, Wizards, fiction, Oz (Lieu imaginaire), Wizards, American Fantasy fiction, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Comic books, strips, General

Places

Oz (Imaginary place), United States, Australia, Mei guo, South Dakota, Aberdeen, Aberdeen (S.D.), Brazil, California, Egypt, Escondido, Etats-Unis, Kansas, New Zealand, Oz, Thailand

People

Dorothy Gale (Fictitious character), L. Frank Baum (1856-1919), Wizard of Oz (Fictitious character), Cowardly Lion (Fictitious character), Dorothy, Dorothy Gale, Scarecrow, Scarecrow (Fictitious character : Baum), Tin Man, Tin Woodman (Fictitious character)

Time

19th century, Jin dai, 1905, 1912, 20th Century, 20th century, Jindai, Xian dai

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