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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.
OZ NEWS
The Wonderful World of OZ
Jul 28, 2020
To Oz? To Oz! Virtual Oz Event
You can experience the fun of an Oz event from the safety of your home Aug. 14-16 at OzConvention.org. The International Wizard of Oz Club, the Oz Museum and other...
Jul 17, 2020
“THE SONGS THAT GOT AWAY” -- FROM OZ
[Above: Fans of the famous film of THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939) can pretty much sing-by-heart its entire six-minute “Munchkinland” sequence. Originally, however, there was a completely different routine composed...
Jul 04, 2020
Embracing OZ
Abbi Clark is a recent graduate of Rock Creek Highschool who’s headed to Butler University in the fall. She’s been working at Paramour Coffee in downtown Wamego for the past...
Jul 03, 2020
120 Years of OZ: Decade by Decade: (1960-1970)
E7: A mother/daughter duo complete the 40th book in the Oz series, The Wizard of Oz becomes an annual televised event, a cartoon and more. OZ Historian John Fricke recalls...
Jun 26, 2020
What's Up In OZ?
One Oz-themed festival remains planned for the summer of 2020. Wizard of Oz Days in Chesterton, Indiana, will be held July 11-12. The nationally known Spirit of Oz characters, Stevens...
Jun 19, 2020
EXACTLY ONE YEAR AGO: AN OZZY TRIUMPH IN SAN DIEGO – WITH A HAPPY ASSIST FROM THE OZ MUSEUM IN WAMEGO!
[Above: If ever there was an opportunity to approximate the king-size feeling of awe at entering the gates of Oz – with nary an emerald or stage-set in sight –...
Jun 05, 2020
120 Years of OZ: Decade by Decade (1950-1960)
E6: From the ban on OZ books to establishing The International Wizard of OZ Club, the 1950's brought new highs & a few lows to the saga of OZ. Tune...
May 22, 2020
OZ Events Go Virtual
May 22, 2020 - It's been two months now since OZ Museum had to temporarily close the doors to the Emerald City here in Wamego. (UPDATE: OZ MUSEUM IS NOW OPEN!) We've seen...
May 15, 2020
“CLOSER AND PRETTIER THAN EVER . . .” (VISITING THE EMERALD CITY! Part Two)
[Perhaps only John R. Neill, the “Imperial Illustrator of Oz,” could have so definitively “panorama-ed” the exact center of the marvelous land; he created this art for the first Oz...
May 01, 2020
120 Years of OZ: Decade by Decade (1940-1950)
E5: OZ goes abroad and the series is continued by illustrator John R. Neill and life-long OZ aficionado Jack Snow. The story of The Wonderful Wizard of OZ transcends language...
You can experience the fun of an Oz event from the safety of your home Aug. 14-16 at OzConvention.org. The International Wizard of Oz Club, the Oz Museum and other...
Jul 17, 2020
“THE SONGS THAT GOT AWAY” -- FROM OZ
[Above: Fans of the famous film of THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939) can pretty much sing-by-heart its entire six-minute “Munchkinland” sequence. Originally, however, there was a completely different routine composed...
Jul 04, 2020
Embracing OZ
Abbi Clark is a recent graduate of Rock Creek Highschool who’s headed to Butler University in the fall. She’s been working at Paramour Coffee in downtown Wamego for the past...
Jul 03, 2020
120 Years of OZ: Decade by Decade: (1960-1970)
E7: A mother/daughter duo complete the 40th book in the Oz series, The Wizard of Oz becomes an annual televised event, a cartoon and more. OZ Historian John Fricke recalls...
Jun 26, 2020
What's Up In OZ?
One Oz-themed festival remains planned for the summer of 2020. Wizard of Oz Days in Chesterton, Indiana, will be held July 11-12. The nationally known Spirit of Oz characters, Stevens...
Jun 19, 2020
EXACTLY ONE YEAR AGO: AN OZZY TRIUMPH IN SAN DIEGO – WITH A HAPPY ASSIST FROM THE OZ MUSEUM IN WAMEGO!
[Above: If ever there was an opportunity to approximate the king-size feeling of awe at entering the gates of Oz – with nary an emerald or stage-set in sight –...
Jun 05, 2020
120 Years of OZ: Decade by Decade (1950-1960)
E6: From the ban on OZ books to establishing The International Wizard of OZ Club, the 1950's brought new highs & a few lows to the saga of OZ. Tune...
May 22, 2020
OZ Events Go Virtual
May 22, 2020 - It's been two months now since OZ Museum had to temporarily close the doors to the Emerald City here in Wamego. (UPDATE: OZ MUSEUM IS NOW OPEN!) We've seen...
May 15, 2020
“CLOSER AND PRETTIER THAN EVER . . .” (VISITING THE EMERALD CITY! Part Two)
[Perhaps only John R. Neill, the “Imperial Illustrator of Oz,” could have so definitively “panorama-ed” the exact center of the marvelous land; he created this art for the first Oz...
May 01, 2020
120 Years of OZ: Decade by Decade (1940-1950)
E5: OZ goes abroad and the series is continued by illustrator John R. Neill and life-long OZ aficionado Jack Snow. The story of The Wonderful Wizard of OZ transcends language...
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.