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About the Author
John Fricke
OZ Historian
John Fricke is a notable OZ historian and author of Judy: A Legendary Film Career; The Wizard of Oz: The Official 50th Anniversary Pictorial History; Judy Garland: World’s Greatest Entertainer; Judy Garland: A Portrait in Art & Anecdote; 100 Years of Oz; and (with Jonathan Shirshekan) The Wizard of Oz: An Illustrated Companion to the Timeless Movie Classic. An Emmy Award-winning producer and Grammy Award nominee, he makes his home in New York City.
- Biography courtesy of The Wonderful World of OZ.
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May 02, 2025
M-G-M MEETS L. FRANK BAUM! (Part Eight)
by John Fricke [Above: Courtesy original Oz artist, William Wallace Denslow, this is the Wicked Witch of the West as she was known to millions of Ozzy fans from 1900–1938....
Mar 06, 2025
M-G-M MEETS L. FRANK BAUM! (Part Seven)
by John Fricke [Above: W. W. Denslow drew 24 color plates for the first edition of THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ (1900), and this is one of the most...
Jan 23, 2025
M-G-M MEETS L. FRANK BAUM! (Part Six)
by John Fricke [Above: This is one of the startling and dazzling views of the Emerald City as seen by Judy Garland and Company in MGM’s THE WIZARD...
Dec 03, 2024
M-G-M MEETS L. FRANK BAUM! (Part Five)
by John Fricke [Above: Due to time constraints and various production considerations, not all the episodes in L. Frank Baum’s THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ could be shown in...
Oct 29, 2024
M-G-M MEETS L. FRANK BAUM! (Part Four)
by John Fricke [Above: Whether we’re discussing the first Oz book or its screen adaptation by MGM, this lobby card heralding THE WIZARD OF OZ provides a glimpse...
Oct 03, 2024
M-G-M MEETS L. FRANK BAUM! (Part Three)
by John Fricke [Above: The Wicked Witch of the West – as incomparably incarnated by Margaret Hamilton – is actually on-screen for...
Aug 29, 2024
M-G-M MEETS L. FRANK BAUM! Part Two
(Part Two) by John Fricke [Above: “If this be Technicolor, make the most of it!” Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer must have had that enthusiasm in mind when establishing the “Munchkin City” for...
Jul 02, 2024
M-G-M MEETS L. FRANK BAUM! OR: LEFT IN, CROSSED OUT, AND ADDED TO!
[Above: It was just 85 years ago this coming August that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released its (all in one!) “Technicolor Triumph,” “Miracle Picture,” and “Wonder Show of Shows”: the $3.2 million-dollar musical...
Apr 05, 2024
Discovering OZ: The Royal Histories-- With Gratitude, Honor, and Love to the Royal Historian
DISCOVERING OZ: THE ROYAL HISTORIES -- WITH GRATITUDE, HONOR, AND LOVE TO THE ROYAL HISTORIAN by John Fricke [Above: While en route to face the gripping magical challenges detailed...
Mar 18, 2024
Discovering OZ: The Royal Histories - Glinda of OZ
by John Fricke [Above: Courtesy original Oz artist, William Wallace Denslow, this is the Wicked Witch of the West as she was known to millions of Ozzy fans from 1900–1938....
Mar 06, 2025
M-G-M MEETS L. FRANK BAUM! (Part Seven)
by John Fricke [Above: W. W. Denslow drew 24 color plates for the first edition of THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ (1900), and this is one of the most...
Jan 23, 2025
M-G-M MEETS L. FRANK BAUM! (Part Six)
by John Fricke [Above: This is one of the startling and dazzling views of the Emerald City as seen by Judy Garland and Company in MGM’s THE WIZARD...
Dec 03, 2024
M-G-M MEETS L. FRANK BAUM! (Part Five)
by John Fricke [Above: Due to time constraints and various production considerations, not all the episodes in L. Frank Baum’s THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ could be shown in...
Oct 29, 2024
M-G-M MEETS L. FRANK BAUM! (Part Four)
by John Fricke [Above: Whether we’re discussing the first Oz book or its screen adaptation by MGM, this lobby card heralding THE WIZARD OF OZ provides a glimpse...
Oct 03, 2024
M-G-M MEETS L. FRANK BAUM! (Part Three)
by John Fricke [Above: The Wicked Witch of the West – as incomparably incarnated by Margaret Hamilton – is actually on-screen for...
Aug 29, 2024
M-G-M MEETS L. FRANK BAUM! Part Two
(Part Two) by John Fricke [Above: “If this be Technicolor, make the most of it!” Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer must have had that enthusiasm in mind when establishing the “Munchkin City” for...
Jul 02, 2024
M-G-M MEETS L. FRANK BAUM! OR: LEFT IN, CROSSED OUT, AND ADDED TO!
[Above: It was just 85 years ago this coming August that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released its (all in one!) “Technicolor Triumph,” “Miracle Picture,” and “Wonder Show of Shows”: the $3.2 million-dollar musical...
Apr 05, 2024
Discovering OZ: The Royal Histories-- With Gratitude, Honor, and Love to the Royal Historian
DISCOVERING OZ: THE ROYAL HISTORIES -- WITH GRATITUDE, HONOR, AND LOVE TO THE ROYAL HISTORIAN by John Fricke [Above: While en route to face the gripping magical challenges detailed...
Mar 18, 2024
Discovering OZ: The Royal Histories - Glinda of OZ
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About the Author
John Fricke
OZ Historian
John Fricke is a notable OZ historian and author of Judy: A Legendary Film Career; The Wizard of Oz: The Official 50th Anniversary Pictorial History; Judy Garland: World’s Greatest Entertainer; Judy Garland: A Portrait in Art & Anecdote; 100 Years of Oz; and (with Jonathan Shirshekan) The Wizard of Oz: An Illustrated Companion to the Timeless Movie Classic. An Emmy Award-winning producer and Grammy Award nominee, he makes his home in New York City.
- Biography courtesy of The Wonderful World of OZ.