Harry Neal Baum

Harry Neal Baum
Maud Gage Baum and her four sons, Robert, Harry, Kenneth, and Frank, 1900
BornDecember 18, 1889
DiedJune 7, 1967(1967-06-07) (aged 77)
OccupationWriter
Spouses
  • Mary Niles (m. 1910–19??)
Brenda Holter
(m. 1942)
Children4
Parent(s)L. Frank Baum
Maud Gage
RelativesMatilda 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 ailing father's publishing obligations.