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Person Detail: L(yman) Frank Baum
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| 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. |
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| 1856 |
Madison County L. Frank Baum was born in Chittenango, New York, in 1856. |
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| 1919 |
(Unknown) County L. Frank Baum died in Hollywood, California, in 1919. |
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| 1900 |
Madison County The Wonderful Wizard of Oz |
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| 1901 |
(Unknown) County Dot And Tot Of Merryland Novel. |
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| 1869 |
Westchester County Mr. Baum spent two years at Peekskill Military Academy, Peekskill, New York, from 1869 to 1870. |
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| 1897 |
(Unknown) County Mother Goose in Prose Novel. |
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| 1899 |
(Unknown) County Father Goose: His Book |
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| 1904 |
(Unknown) County The Land Of Oz Children's book. |
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| 1907 |
(Unknown) County Ozma Of Oz Children's book. |
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| 1908 |
(Unknown) County Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz Children's book. |
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| 1909 |
(Unknown) County The Road To Oz Children's book. |
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| 1910 |
(Unknown) County The Emerald City of Oz Children's book. |
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| 1911 |
(Unknown) County The Sea Fairies Children's book. |
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| 1919 |
(Unknown) County L. Frank Baum was interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale), Glendale, Los Angeles County, California. |
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Onondaga County Mr. Baum worked for a short time for his brother in Syracuse, New York. |
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