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Frank was born in Chittenango, New York, to Cynthia and Benjamin Baum.
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Married Maud Gage, and they had four sons.
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Started writing children's books in his 40's after his mother in law encouraged
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Published Mother Goose in Prose, it was his first children's book
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Released Father Goose, His Book, a collection of children poems
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Published The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, it is the first novel in the Oz series of books and his most famous book
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Adapted The Wonderful Wizard of Oz into a Broadway musical, premiered in Chicago at the Chicago Grand Opera House
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Published The Marvelous Land of Oz, a sequel to his Oz book
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Collaborated with Emerson Hough on The King of Gee-Whiz a musical scenario
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Produced The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays, this was his attempt to bring his book to cinema screen
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Lived in Chicago for 19 years, then moved to Hollywood to pursue film adaptations of his works
