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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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Apr 23, 2020
120 Years of OZ: Decade by Decade (1930-1940)
E4: Introducing John R. Neill, the brilliant illustrator to bring this colorful story to life well into it's 30's. John Fricke describes the transition of the story of OZ from...
Apr 17, 2020
VISITING THE EMERALD CITY! (Part One)
[Detail from an MGM art department matte painting of the Emerald City, as seen by Dorothy and her friends as they prepare to escape the poppy field in the 1939...
Apr 09, 2020
120 Years of OZ: Decade by Decade (1920-1930)
OZ historian John Fricke is back for another episode of 120 Years of OZ: Decade by Decade. This week, John takes us to the 1920's. The creator of OZ may...
Apr 03, 2020
120 Years of OZ: Decade by Decade (1911-1920)
E2: In 2020, The Wizard of Oz celebrates its 120th birthday. Join us with OZ historian, John Fricke for a one-minute, video look-back at the second decade of the 20th...
Mar 31, 2020
120 Years of OZ: Decade by Decade with John Fricke
E1: In 2020, The Wizard of Oz celebrates its 120th birthday. Join us with OZ historian, John Fricke for one-minute, video look-backs at a different decades across those years. We...
Mar 26, 2020
A Daily Dose of Oz
From International Wizard of OZ Club president, Jane Albright, "Looking for a little Oz escape from the current pandemic? Members and friends of the International Wizard of Oz Club have been reading The...
Mar 20, 2020
COVID-19 UPDATE: WE ARE CLOSED
The OZ Museum is closed until further notice due to concerns with the COVID-19 virus. Our online gift shop is still fully functioning, if you just can't wait to visit...
Mar 20, 2020
JUDY. . . AND HER “DEAR COWARDLY LION”
[Motion pictures are now well into their second century of – at best – providing extraordinary entertainment. And just above, you’ll find one of the all-time iconic movie stills, taken...
Mar 05, 2020
March: A Wiz of a Month for OZ Lovers
Runner alert! The Wicked Marathon will be March 28 right here in Wamego, Kansas. https://wickedmarathon.org/... The Wiz March 13 in Chicago you can Ease on Down the Road to The...
Feb 21, 2020
OZZY GOOD FUN: RAINBOW REUNIONS!
L. Frank Baum’s book, THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ, rolled off the presses exactly 120 years ago this May. In this month's WONDERFUL WORLD OF OZ blog, historian John Fricke...
[Detail from an MGM art department matte painting of the Emerald City, as seen by Dorothy and her friends as they prepare to escape the poppy field in the 1939...
Apr 09, 2020
120 Years of OZ: Decade by Decade (1920-1930)
OZ historian John Fricke is back for another episode of 120 Years of OZ: Decade by Decade. This week, John takes us to the 1920's. The creator of OZ may...
Apr 03, 2020
120 Years of OZ: Decade by Decade (1911-1920)
E2: In 2020, The Wizard of Oz celebrates its 120th birthday. Join us with OZ historian, John Fricke for a one-minute, video look-back at the second decade of the 20th...
Mar 31, 2020
120 Years of OZ: Decade by Decade with John Fricke
E1: In 2020, The Wizard of Oz celebrates its 120th birthday. Join us with OZ historian, John Fricke for one-minute, video look-backs at a different decades across those years. We...
Mar 26, 2020
A Daily Dose of Oz
From International Wizard of OZ Club president, Jane Albright, "Looking for a little Oz escape from the current pandemic? Members and friends of the International Wizard of Oz Club have been reading The...
Mar 20, 2020
COVID-19 UPDATE: WE ARE CLOSED
The OZ Museum is closed until further notice due to concerns with the COVID-19 virus. Our online gift shop is still fully functioning, if you just can't wait to visit...
Mar 20, 2020
JUDY. . . AND HER “DEAR COWARDLY LION”
[Motion pictures are now well into their second century of – at best – providing extraordinary entertainment. And just above, you’ll find one of the all-time iconic movie stills, taken...
Mar 05, 2020
March: A Wiz of a Month for OZ Lovers
Runner alert! The Wicked Marathon will be March 28 right here in Wamego, Kansas. https://wickedmarathon.org/... The Wiz March 13 in Chicago you can Ease on Down the Road to The...
Feb 21, 2020
OZZY GOOD FUN: RAINBOW REUNIONS!
L. Frank Baum’s book, THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ, rolled off the presses exactly 120 years ago this May. In this month's WONDERFUL WORLD OF OZ blog, historian John Fricke...
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.