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Frank Joslyn Baum

Overview

  • Born
    December 4, 1883 · Syracuse, New York, USA
  • Died
    December 2, 1958 · Los Angeles, California, USA (heart attack)
  • Nickname
    • Bunny

Biography

  • Frank Joslyn Baum was born on December 4, 1883 in Syracuse, New York, USA. Frank Joslyn was a writer and producer, known for The Wizard of Oz (1925), The Gray Nun of Belgium (1915) and The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays (1908). Frank Joslyn was married to Margaret Elizabeth Ligon Turner, Rosine Agnes Shafer Brubeck and Helen Louise Snow. Frank Joslyn died on December 2, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

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      Margaret Elizabeth Ligon Turner(August 19, 1940 - December 2, 1958) (his death)
      Rosine Agnes Shafer Brubeck(July 29, 1932 - September 2, 1934) (her death)
      Helen Louise Snow(June 27, 1906 - September 7, 1921) (divorced, 2 children)

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  • Sold the rights to _The Wonderful Wizard of Oz_ to Samuel Goldwyn on 26 January 1934. The $60,000 was split between his mother, Maud Gage Baum and the heirs of W.W. Denslow.
  • Sold film rights on The Wizard of Oz (1939) to MGM in 1937.
  • Eldest son of L. Frank Baum
  • Grandfather of Roger S. Baum.

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