Harry Neal Baum
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Maud Gage Baum and her four sons, Robert, Harry, Kenneth, and Frank, 1900
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| Born | December 18, 1889 Aberdeen, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Died | June 7, 1967 (aged 77) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Niles (m. 1910–?) Brenda Holter (m. 1942–67; his death) |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent(s) |
L. Frank Baum Maud Gage |
| Relatives |
Matilda Joslyn Gage (maternal grandmother) Frank Joslyn Baum (brother) Roger S. Baum (grandnephew) |
Harry Neal Baum (December 18, 1889 – June 7, 1967) was an American author and the third son of L. Frank Baum. His father dedicated his 1902 novel The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus to him.
Baum, who received a Ph.D. in medieval history, wrote a number of history books for children. He worked in several advertising companies and ghostwrote the 1917 novel Mary Louise Solves a Mystery to satisfy his ill father's publishing obligations.
Raised in Chicago, Baum was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota, on December 18, 1889, to Maud Gage and L. Frank Baum. The third son of L. Frank Baum, the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, he was named "Harry Neal Baum" to honor Harry Baum and Hattie and William Neal, L. Frank Baum's brother, sister, and brother-in-law, respectively. His brothers were Frank Joslyn, Robert Stanton, and Kenneth Gage.
Baum received a Ph.D. in medieval history and wrote three history books for children and articles about his father. He coauthored with Olive Beaupre Miller the Book of History, a 1929 four-volume work published by The Bookhouse for Children. He served as a vice president of Burson-Marsteller. He worked as an advertising manager at Fairbanks-Morse before being employed at Gebhardt & Brockson, a Chicago-based advertising company.
L. Frank Baum dedicated his 1902 novel The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus to Harry. Because of L. Frank Baum's deteriorating health in 1917, he was unable to fulfill his obligations to his publishers. Therefore, Harry ghostwrote the 1917 novel Mary Louise Solves a Mystery, which was part of The Bluebird Books series, mimicking his father's style.
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