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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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Dec 16, 2022
Judy's Centennial - December Vlog
Dec 13, 2022
THE “DOROTHY CHALLENGE” November Blog
THE “DOROTHY CHALLENGE”: PORTRAYING JUDY-AT-MGM, AS SHE WAS IN 1938-39 . . . PLUS MISS GARLAND’S PERSONAL, PLAYFUL, AND LOVING ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OF THE GIRL FROM KANSAS AND HER SONG ...
Dec 07, 2022
Tammy Blanchard and Ruby Rakos as Judy Garland! November Vlog 2022
Nov 15, 2022
Dorothy on Stage! - October Blog
Wamego # 148 October 2022 WHEN MUSICAL CELEBRITIES ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE OF PLAYING “DOROTHY ON STAGE”! -- PLUS: SOME OF JUDY GARLAND’S FINAL, FUNNY REMINISCENCES ABOUT BEING MGM’S DOROTHY GALE IN...
Nov 02, 2022
October Vlog with John Fricke
Sep 22, 2022
September Blog with John Fricke
DISNEY’S “RETURN TO OZ”: THE MAGIC OF FAIRUZA BALK . . . & JUDY’S FINAL, “FORMAL” NYC RAINBOW: HOMAGE TO A TREASURED FRIEND [Above: A legend...
Sep 14, 2022
September Vlog With John Fricke
Aug 19, 2022
August Blog with John Fricke
THREE WIZ-ARDLY “DOROTHYS” OF STAGE, FILM, & TV . . . PLUS: JUDY REUNITED -- WITH RAY, MAGGIE, AND BERT! [Above: The primary marketing image for the...
Aug 15, 2022
Dorothy and The WIZ!
Jul 15, 2022
July Blog with John Fricke
OVER THE RAINBOW TO OZ: JUDY, LORNA, LIZA -- AND EVEN JOE! [Above: She remains the quintessential Dorothy Gale for the ages, at least insofar as pop...
THE “DOROTHY CHALLENGE”: PORTRAYING JUDY-AT-MGM, AS SHE WAS IN 1938-39 . . . PLUS MISS GARLAND’S PERSONAL, PLAYFUL, AND LOVING ACKNOWLEDGMENTS OF THE GIRL FROM KANSAS AND HER SONG ...
Dec 07, 2022
Tammy Blanchard and Ruby Rakos as Judy Garland! November Vlog 2022
Nov 15, 2022
Dorothy on Stage! - October Blog
Wamego # 148 October 2022 WHEN MUSICAL CELEBRITIES ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE OF PLAYING “DOROTHY ON STAGE”! -- PLUS: SOME OF JUDY GARLAND’S FINAL, FUNNY REMINISCENCES ABOUT BEING MGM’S DOROTHY GALE IN...
Nov 02, 2022
October Vlog with John Fricke
Sep 22, 2022
September Blog with John Fricke
DISNEY’S “RETURN TO OZ”: THE MAGIC OF FAIRUZA BALK . . . & JUDY’S FINAL, “FORMAL” NYC RAINBOW: HOMAGE TO A TREASURED FRIEND [Above: A legend...
Sep 14, 2022
September Vlog With John Fricke
Aug 19, 2022
August Blog with John Fricke
THREE WIZ-ARDLY “DOROTHYS” OF STAGE, FILM, & TV . . . PLUS: JUDY REUNITED -- WITH RAY, MAGGIE, AND BERT! [Above: The primary marketing image for the...
Aug 15, 2022
Dorothy and The WIZ!
Jul 15, 2022
July Blog with John Fricke
OVER THE RAINBOW TO OZ: JUDY, LORNA, LIZA -- AND EVEN JOE! [Above: She remains the quintessential Dorothy Gale for the ages, at least insofar as pop...
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.