Finding Dorothy Is About The Love Story Behind The Wizard of Oz
Maud Baum would not have them screw up Frank’s book. It was the least she could do for the man she loved. (A true story)
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6 min readFeb 23, 2023
Finding Dorothy opens with an old woman determined to get into MGM Studios to meet with producers. She’d been calling every day for so long they finally got sick of her and gave her an appointment.
She was 77 year old Maud Baum, determined they were not going to make a movie of her husband’s book without her on set.
She would not have them screw up Frank’s book. It was the least she could do for the man she’d loved since she first set eyes on him.
The story came from Frank’s pencil, true enough, but it was as inseparable from the both of them as they were from each other.
The beautiful love story of Maud & L Frank Baum
Lyman Frank Baum was tall and lanky, all arms and legs and twinkling eyes. He hated his first name so he just went by Frank.
