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Ruth Plumly Thompson (27 July 1891 – 6 April 1976) was an American writer of children's stories, best known for writing many novels placed in Oz, the fictional land of L. Frank Baum's classic children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and its sequels.
- Writer
- Children's literature
- 27 July 1891, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Oz books
Ruth Plumly Thompson (27 July 1891 - 6 April 1976) was an American writer of children's stories. She is best known for continuing the children's fantasy Land of Oz series as Royal Historian after L. Frank Baum died in 1919. An avid reader of Baum's books and a lifelong children's writer...
Ruth Plumly Thompson, John R. Neill (Illustrator), Michael Herring (Painter) 3.95 avg rating — 12,361 ratings. Topics Mentioning This Author. More… About Ruth Plumly Thompson: An avid reader of Baum's books and a lifelong children's writer, Thompson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and began he...
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- April 6, 1976
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Ruth created more than 320 new characters for Oz—over a hundred more than Baum had. Several of her characters are quite popular, including Kabumpo the Elegant Elephant and Jinnicky the Red Jinn. She brought to Oz magical touches of humor and imagination.
Ruth Plumly Thompson was born on July 27, 1891, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Thompson was briefly the editor of the Sunday Children's page from 1914 to 1921. Her most notable work is the succession of L. Frank Baum in the Oz series.
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Oz Continued Series. 36 primary works • 38 total works. Continuation of the original Oz series by L. Frank Baum. These books were written by Ruth Plumly Thompson, John R. Neill, Jack Snow, Rachel R. Cosgrove, Eloise Jarvis McGraw, Dick Martin, and Sherwood Smith. More.
