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Popular Article: L. Frank Baum

L. Frank Baum circa 1901
Lyman Frank Baum (May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author, actor, and independent filmmaker best known as the creator, along with illustrator W.W. Denslow, of one of the most popular books in American children's literature, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, better known today as simply The Wizard of Oz. Immortalized through the 1939 movie starring Judy Garland, it soon become an iconic part of American culture.