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Frank Baum

Published on Dec 06, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

FRANK BAUM

10 FACTS MOST DID NOT KNOW

BIRTH

  • He was born in 1856
  • He was the seventh of nine children
  • Only five survived to oadulthood

EARLY WORK

AS A YOUNG MAN HE SUPPLEMENTED HIS INCOME BY SELLING FIREWORKS

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WAS AN ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORTER OF WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE

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  • Wrote fiction under various pseudonyms
  • Edith Van Dyne
  • Fred Akers
  • Schuyler Staunton
  • John Estes Cooke
  • Suzanne Metcalf
  • Laura Bancroft
  • Capt. Hugh Fitzgerald

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  • Performed as a stage actor
  • Using the names Louis F. Baum and George Brooks

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  • Published two different monthly newspapers during his teenage years

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  • Framed the pencil used to write the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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  • Wrote thirteen novel sequels to the Wonderful Wizard of Oz

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  • In July 1888, Baum and his wife moved to Aberdeen, Dakota Territory, where he opened a store, "Baum's Bazaar"

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Suffered a stroke On MAY 5, 1919