King Denslow of Oz
Imaginary Worlds
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The Wizard of Oz - Denslow's Death
Denslow died in a pauper's grave, an unmarked grave that only recently was put up to signify tat the illustrateof the wizard of oz was buried here. L frank baum was living in southern california, and he was told, incorrectly, that denslow had committed suicide. And bom was doing pretty well. He was cranking out oz books, even silent movies. A few years later, when he passed away, he was surrounded by family who kept the franchise alive for decades. His dying words were, now we can cross the shifting sands.
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