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From: Pasadena Star-News
Date: 20070129
Author:Laura Bucio

NORWALK - Robert Baum stood on a yellow brick road Monday and shared stories about the life and times of his great-grandfather, L. Frank Baum, author of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz."

Baum authored many other children's books, including "Mother Goose in Prose," and "The Queen Zixi of Ix," but none ever reached the popularity and influence of his most famous book.

Robert Baum, along with his wife, Clare, dressed in costumes to play the roles of Frank Baum and his wife, Maud Gage, when they appeared at Lakeside Middle School in Norwalk.

Baum said he has pieced together information about his ...

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