Lyman Frank Baum Lyman Frank Baum was an American author, poet, playwright, actor and independent filmmaker, best known today as the creator, along with.

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Lyman Frank Baum Lyman Frank Baum was an American author, poet, playwright, actor and independent filmmaker, best known today as the creator, along with illustrator W. W. Denslow, of one of the most popular books in American children's literature, The Wonderful more..more..

“ Lyman Frank Baum: That proves you are unusual, returned the Scarecrow; and I am convinced the only people worthy of consideration in this world are the unusual ones. For the common folks are like the leaves of a tree, and live and die unnoticed. #Reasonableness#Reasonableness

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