BornLyman Frank Baum May 15, 1856 Chittenango, New York, U.S. DiedMay 6, 1919 (aged 62) Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale Pen nameGeorge Brooks, Louis F. Baum, Laura Bancroft, Suzanne Metcalf, Capt. Hugh Fitzgerald, Schuyler Staunton, Edith Van Dyne, Floyd Akers, John Estes Cooke OccupationAuthor, newspaper editor, actor, screenwriter, film producer LanguageEnglish NationalityAmerican