L. Frank Baum: The Man Behind the Curtain

Name: L. Frank Baum: The Man Behind the Curtain
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2005-10-25
Rating: 6.2
Cast: Mark Bramhall, Gita Dorothy Morena, John Fricke, Robert A. Baum Jr., Michael Patrick Hearn

NR 2005 · 28 min · ★ 6.2 · Documentary, History

A featurette on L. Frank Baum, author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and other children's books.

Written by Frederick Bailey

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Mark Bramhall Narrator (voice)
Gita Dorothy Morena Herself
John Fricke Himself
Robert A. Baum Jr. Himself
Michael Patrick Hearn Himself
Christine Donovan Herself

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