Frank Joslyn Baum
Screenwriter, Author
1883 – 1958
Who was Frank Joslyn Baum?
Frank Joslyn Baum was a lawyer, soldier, writer, and film producer, and the first president of The International Wizard of Oz Club.
He is best known as the author of To Please a Child and The Laughing Dragon of Oz. He was also involved in the production of Wizard of Oz, and The Wizard of Oz, for which he also received writing credit, after which he sold the The Wonderful Wizard of Oz film rights to Samuel Goldwyn.
His attempt to trademark the Oz name distanced him from the rest of his family. In addition, To Please a Child has been suspect since before it was published, as most of his family refused to confirm any details about his father's life, leading Baum to fabricate these details.
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- Born
- Dec 3, 1883
Syracuse - Also known as
- L. Frank Baum Jr.
- Col. Frank Baum
- Frank Baum
- Frank J. Baum
- Bunny
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Margaret Elizabeth Ligon Turner
(1940/08/19 - 1958/12/02) - Rosine Agnes Shafer Brubeck
(1932/07/29 - 1934/09/02) - Helen Louise Snow
(1906/06/27 - 1921/09/07)
- Margaret Elizabeth Ligon Turner
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Cornell University
- Died
- Dec 2, 1958
Los Angeles
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on July 23, 2013
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