Lyman Frank Baum wrote a novel in 1900 wanting to pleasure and entertain children; a modernize fairy tale. Little did he know his book would become a huge success becoming one of the first colored films. The book he wrote was called The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, with a series later to follow. Frank Baum grew up being home schooled for his schooling. When he was twelve years old he was enrolled into a strict military school. He later learned he had a dislike for harshness and the military, due to his experiences there. Lyman Frank Baum wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz due to his weak heart condition he was born with as a child.
Frank Baum was born on May 15th, 1856 in Chittenango, New York. Frank was the seventh child born of Cynthia Staton and Benjamin Baum. Frank was born with a weak heart condition, and due to this he was unable to do much physical activities. Due to his heart condition he was often timid or shy since he did not have very many friends. He was also not able to run around with other little children from the activity lack he had (Mcgasko). As a young child Frank turned to creative writing or reading his father's books, from his library. Frank would turn to read delightful stories, and soon created an aversion to stories with …show more content…
He and his little brother worked together to have a column in the newspaper Rose Lawn Home Journal, where they wrote about his family's estate. They also included articles that contained fiction poetry for the newspaper. Then when Frank was twenty five years old he started to study theatre in New York City. From there he wrote a play in 1882 called The Maid of Arran, that was presented at the opera house in Richburg, New york (Mcgasko). Frank only worked at the opera house a couple years before he left and became a theosophist, leaving his writing for a while (Biography.com
Frank Baum was born on May 15th, 1856 in Chittenango, New York. Frank was the seventh child born of Cynthia Staton and Benjamin Baum. Frank was born with a weak heart condition, and due to this he was unable to do much physical activities. Due to his heart condition he was often timid or shy since he did not have very many friends. He was also not able to run around with other little children from the activity lack he had (Mcgasko). As a young child Frank turned to creative writing or reading his father's books, from his library. Frank would turn to read delightful stories, and soon created an aversion to stories with …show more content…
He and his little brother worked together to have a column in the newspaper Rose Lawn Home Journal, where they wrote about his family's estate. They also included articles that contained fiction poetry for the newspaper. Then when Frank was twenty five years old he started to study theatre in New York City. From there he wrote a play in 1882 called The Maid of Arran, that was presented at the opera house in Richburg, New york (Mcgasko). Frank only worked at the opera house a couple years before he left and became a theosophist, leaving his writing for a while (Biography.com