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L. Frank Baum

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

L. FRANK BAUM

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WHEN WAS HE BORN??

LYMAN FRANK BAUM WAS BORN IN CHITTENAGO,NY. ON MAY 15,1856.

WIZARD OF OZ

HE WROTE "WIZARD OF OZ" IN1939

CHILDREN??

BAUM WAS 7 OF 9 CHILDREN OF ROSE LAWN.

WHAT DID HE DO IN HIS LIFETIME?

HE WAS AN AUTHOR,NEWSPAPER EDITOR, ACTOR, SCREENWRITER, AND A FILM PRODUCER.

WHO WAS HIS SPOUSE??

HE WAS MARRIED TO MAUD GAGE ON NOVEMBER 9,1882

IN THE MEANTIME...

L. FRANK BAUM MOVED TO SOUTH DAKOTA WITH HIS WIFE IN JULY 1888.

WHY DID HE CHOOSE KANSAS IN THE BOOK "WIZARD OF OZ"?

HE HAS NEVER BEEN TO KANSAS BUT HIS EXPERIENCE WAS LIMITED.

ABOUT "THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ."

  • In 1900's, he introduced all of the characters of "Wizard of Oz" that are known today, and then two years later, he turned it into a successful Broadway musical.

HOW MANY??

  • L. FRANK BAUM WROTE 13 OTHER SEQUELS OF "THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ."

MAY 6,1919

  • On May 6,1919 L. Frank Baum passed away because he slipped into a coma.