L. Frank Baum

Lyman Frank Baum (1856–1919) was an American writer. Before becoming known as a children’s author, he worked as a journalist and in theater, and among other ventures founded a newspaper. He became famous for the children’s classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), known in German as Der Zauberer von Oz. He followed the first book with several sequels. The work was notably adapted into a 1939 film starring Judy Garland.