Baum, L(yman) Frank

Baum, L(yman) Frank
born May 15, 1856, Chittenango, N.Y., U.S.
died May 6, 1919, Hollywood, Calif.

U.S. writer of children's books.

Baum achieved commercial success with his first book, Father Goose (1899), and followed it the next year with the even more popular Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He wrote 13 more Oz books, which acquired a huge readership. The series was continued by Ruth Plumly Thompson after his death.

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  • Baum, L(yman) Frank — (15 may. 1856, Chittenango, N.Y., EE.UU.–6 may. 1919, Hollywood, Cal.). Escritor estadounidense de libros para niños. Baum tuvo gran éxito de ventas con su primer libro, Father Goose [Papá Ganso] (1899), que fue seguido al año siguiente por el… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Baum, L(yman) Frank —  (1856–1919) American writer of children’s stories; created The Wonderful Wizard of Oz …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • Frank — Frank, Karl Hermann Frank, Leonhard Frank, ll´ja Michailovič * * * (as used in expressions) Baum, L(yman) Frank Buckley, William F(rank), Jr. Burnet, Sir (Frank) Macfarlane Capra, Frank Chapman, Frank Michler Frank James Cooper …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Baum — [bôm, bäm] L(yman) Frank 1856 1919; U.S. writer of children s books, including the Oz books …   English World dictionary

  • Baum — noun United States writer of children s books (1856 1919) • Syn: ↑Frank Baum, ↑Lyman Frank Brown • Instance Hypernyms: ↑writer, ↑author * * * /bawm, bahm/ for 1; /bowm/ for 2, n. 1. L(yman) Frank …   Useful english dictionary

  • Baum — I. biographical name L(yman) Frank 1856 1919 American journalist & writer II. biographical name Vicki 1888 1960 originally Hedwig Baum American (Austrian born) novelist …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Baum — /bawm, bahm/ for 1; /bowm/ for 2, n. 1. L(yman) Frank /luy meuhn/, 1856 1919, U.S. journalist, playwright, and author of children s books. 2. Vicki, 1888 1960, U.S. novelist, born in Austria. * * * …   Universalium

  • Baum — [[t]bɔm, bɑm[/t]] n. big L(yman) Frank, 1856–1919, U.S. author …   From formal English to slang

  • Lyman — (as used in expressions) Abbott, Lyman Baum, L(yman) Frank Moody, Dwight L(yman) Trumbull, Lyman …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • munchkin — ☆ munchkin [munch′kin ] n. [coined in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, novel (1900) by BAUM L(yman) Frank] 1. [often M ] an imaginary being having a small human form and a dutiful, amiable, innocuous nature 2. a person who keeps busy doing things that …   English World dictionary

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