Frank J. Baum Jr., 68, a Woodridge resident for 31 years and a retired plant superintendent, died of a heart attack Sunday, June 24, in Sewickley, Pa. Born in Conemaugh, Pa., Mr. Baum retired four ...

Winter’s Knight is a Viking-mythology-tinged origin story of St. Nick and Christmas, based on Wizard Of Oz author L. Frank Baum’s 1902 public domain book The Life And Adventures Of Santa Claus.

Frank J. Baum Jr., Korean War vet, beloved husband of Norma, nee Bardits; loving father of Frank J. III (Connie), Michael (Cindy), Lori and Robert (Lynn); d ...

A hundred years ago, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” by L. Frank Baum, was published by the soon-to-be-defunct Chicago-based firm of George M. Hill. The Library of Congress is hosting a ...

The Real Wizard of Oz. The Life and Times of L. Frank Baum. Rebecca Loncraine. Gotham Books: 416 pp., $28. In contrast to the rambling text that follows, the title of this biography couldn’t be ...

L. Frank Baum had ties to Hollywood and Chicago and other big cities, but one of his favorite spots to unwind was right here in West Michigan. The beginning of it all In 1899, Baum published ...

Born in 1856, Frank Baum (as he was called) grew up in the "Burned-Over District" of New York state, amid the myriad spiritual movements rippling through late-19th-century society.

Born in 1856, Frank Baum (as he was called) grew up in the "Burned-Over District" of New York state, amid the myriad spiritual movements rippling through late-19th-century society.