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L. Frank Baum
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American author of children's books (1856–1919)

Also known as: Lyman Frank Baum, Capt. Hugh Fitzgerald, Captain Hugh Fitzgerald, Dugout, Edith Van Dyne, Floyd Akers

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Known works

  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)
  • The Wonderful World of Oz (The Wizard of Oz / the Emerald City of Oz / Glinda of Oz)
  • The Marvelous Land of Oz (1969)
  • Glinda of Oz (1973)
  • The Emerald City of Oz (1910)