November 12 was the birthday of illustrator John R. Neill (1877-1943), primarily associated with L. Frank Baum's Oz books. While W.W. Denslow had illustrated many of Baum's earlier stories, such as Father Goose: His Book (1899), Dot and Tot of Merryland (1901) and most significantly The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900), the two broke up […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 03:42AM on November 12, 2024