WED MAY 15: THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME

2:09am: Lions And Tigers And Bears, Oh My!

L. Frank Baum was born on May 15, 1856, in Chittenango, NY (near Syracuse). He was, of course, the author of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz," one of the most influential creative works in history. Of course, it is chiefly through MGM's Judy Garland/Ray Bolger/Jack Haley/Bert Lahr-starring, George Cukor/Victor Fleming/King Vidor-directed film adaptation of his book that the story became well-known; how many people have actually read "The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz" as opposed to having only seen the film. But, what a film!

Posted by cronish at May 15, 2002 02:49 AM