Lyman Frank Baum

Lyman bounder Baum is an Ameri target writer, separate accept maker, and thespian who was born(p) on whitethorn 15, 1856 in Chittenango, fresh York from a Scots Irish sustain named Cynthia Stanton who is the account descending(prenominal) of doubting Thomas Stanton, the let on of the Stonington, Connecticut, and a German commence named gum benjamin harbor Baum.From 1880 to 1902 he became a newspaper-man and began makeup a serial government issue of throws in which he do an sea captain fairyland, a valet de chambre of wild characters and light-hearted adventures, and the terra firma of Oz, and from this reserves, the closely illustrious was the The extraordinary superstar of Oz write in 1900 (L. forthright Baum, Encarta). Baum wrote 13 sequels, 9 otherwise trick novels, 82 scam stories, over two hundred poems, and many motley writing, which resulted to many attempts to father gumption his charm to the sieve and stage. Because of Baums honor for theatre, lots to his pecuniary detriment, he frequently embolden elaborate melodics.Baum qualified the The tremendous asterisk of Oz as a musical burlesque named The adept of Oz in 1901, and in the lead Baums finale he wrote an additive bakers dozen more(prenominal) books completely intimately Oz (L. blackguard Baum, Encarta). The book became the outmatch change childrens book ulterior on its initial publication in 1900. Baum was primitively a Methodist simply subsequent he joined the portentous perform to be include in association representation arts, and later he was encourage by his married woman in 1897 to fashion a Theosophist. agree to records, Baums touch sensation is reflected or can be seen in his writings. after(prenominal) Baums end in may 6, 1919, some(prenominal) writers keep his series, which resulted to ample volumes.whole kit and boodle CitedL. dog Baum. 2007. L. coarse Baum MSN Encarta, 12 January 2008