Person Detail: L(yman) Frank Baum

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General Information:
Full Name: L(yman) Frank Baum
Biography: (1856-1919) Journalist, playwright, writer of children's books. (He also used the names: Edith Van Dyne, Laura Bancroft, Floyd Akers, Suzanne Metcalf, Schuyler Staunton.) L. Frank Baum was born in, and also lived in, Chittenango, New York. His birth home is uncertain; some reports say it burned down; others say it is still standing. A marker is said to mark the general area. There is a yellow brick road in Chittenango, New York.
Author's Timeline:
1856		Madison County L. Frank Baum was born in Chittenango, New York, in 1856.
1919		(Unknown) County L. Frank Baum died in Hollywood, California, in 1919.
1900		Madison County The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
1901		(Unknown) County Dot And Tot Of Merryland Novel.
1869		Westchester County Mr. Baum spent two years at Peekskill Military Academy, Peekskill, New York, from 1869 to 1870.
1897		(Unknown) County Mother Goose in Prose Novel.
1899		(Unknown) County Father Goose: His Book
1904		(Unknown) County The Land Of Oz Children's book.
1907		(Unknown) County Ozma Of Oz Children's book.
1908		(Unknown) County Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz Children's book.
1909		(Unknown) County The Road To Oz Children's book.
1910		(Unknown) County The Emerald City of Oz Children's book.
1911		(Unknown) County The Sea Fairies Children's book.
1919		(Unknown) County L. Frank Baum was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California.
?		Onondaga County Mr. Baum worked for a short time for his brother in Syracuse, New York.