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Frank was born in Chittenango, New York, to Cynthia and Benjamin Baum -
he receives a printing press at age 15, begins publishing a local paper with his brother -
Married Maud Gage daughter of Matilda Joslyn Gage a famous women's activist and they had four sons -
The Baum's moved to Aberdeen for better a economy -
He edited the 'Saturday Pioneer,' a weekly newspaper -
He started writing children's books in his 40's after his mother in law encouraged -
Baum and his family moved to Chicago after struggling to make a living -
He published Mother Goose in Prose, it was his first children's book -
Released Father Goose, His Book, a collection of children poems -
Published The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, it is the first novel in the Oz series of books and his most famous book -
Wrote The Master Key: An Electrical Fairy Tale novel, it was inspired by his son Robert -
He adapted The Wonderful Wizard of Oz into a Broadway musical, premiered in Chicago at the Chicago Grand Opera House -
Published The Marvelous Land of Oz, a sequel to his Oz book -
Collaborated with Emerson Hough on The King of Gee-Whiz a musical scenario -
Produced The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays, this was his attempt to bring his book to cinema screen -
He lived in Chicago for 19 years, then moved to Hollywood to pursue film adaptations of his works -
Baum published The Patchwork Girl of Oz, continuing his Oz series -
The Scarecrow of Oz was published, expanding the Oz universe -
Baum died from a stroke in his home in Hollywood, California -
Won Fantasy Film Hall of Fame at the 1981 Balrog Awards -
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