John R. Neill

John Rea Neill (November 12, 1877 - September 13, 1943) was a children's book illustrator primarily known for illustrating more than forty stories set in the Land of Oz, including L. Frank Baum's, Ruth Plumly Thompson's, and three of his own. His pen-and-ink drawings have become identified almost exclusively with the Oz series.

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November 12 - 1877 - September 13 - 1943 - Land of Oz - L. Frank Baum - Ruth Plumly Thompson - Pen-and-ink

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Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was first commissioned to illustrate The Marvelous Land of Oz, the second Oz book L. Frank Baum wrote; The Wonderful Wizard of Oz had been illustrated by W. W. Denslow, with whom Baum lost contact afterwards.

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - The Marvelous Land of Oz - The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - W. W. Denslow

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The Oz books he wrote for the firm of Reilly & Lee are considered part of the Famous Forty, and appeared one a year from 1940 to 1942.

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Oz books - Famous Forty

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These were The Wonder City of Oz, The Scalawagons of Oz, and Lucky Bucky in Oz. He had completed a draft The Runaway in Oz at his death but had not illustrated or edited it. Reilly & Lee decided not to publish the unfinished manuscript, and it laided incomplete until 1995, when it was published by Books of Wonder with illustrations by Eric Shanower.

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The Wonder City of Oz - The Scalawagons of Oz - Lucky Bucky in Oz - The Runaway in Oz - Eric Shanower

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