The Lofty and Exalted Order of Uplifters was a gentlemen's social group in which L. Frank Baum was a prominent and active member. The group was formed by a coterie of members of the Los Angeles Athletic Club. It was started in 1909 by Chicago businessman Harry Marston Haldeman. Its stated purpose was to "uplift art, promote good fellowship and build a closer acquaintance" among its members. Another member of the group was actor and former Keystone Cop Charles Murray, who was in the cast of the 1925 Wizard of Oz movie.