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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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Jun 10, 2022
June Vlog - Happy Birthday Judy!
Today's THE DAY! On June 10, 1922, Frances Ethel Gumm was born in Grand Rapids, Minnesota -- and that means that today we say: HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY TO JUDY GARLAND, "Dorothy...
May 20, 2022
MAY BLOG WITH JOHN FRICKE
JUDY: “ONLY ONE OF ALL OUR MILLIONS . . .” [Above: Whether gazing across the Kansas prairie or contemplating the Ozian countryside, Judy Garland’s Dorothy Gale always...
May 13, 2022
100 years of Dorothy - May Vlog
Costumes, Makeup, and Wigs OH MY! In this months Vlog with John Fricke, we get to see some of the many versions of Dorothy Gale, before they finally settled with the...
Apr 19, 2022
April Blog with John Fricke
THE PREMIER DOROTHY OF NETWORK RADIO – AND JUDY’S VALUED “RAINBOW” [Above: This is one of the...
Apr 14, 2022
April Vlog with John Fricke
Mar 22, 2022
Olga C. Nardone Costume Restoration
NOW FULLY RESTORED AND ON DISPLAY AT WAMEGO’S OZ MUSEUM: A “LULLABY LEAGUE” BALLET COSTUME & SHOES OF “MUNCHKIN” OLGA NARDONE! [Above: The MGM “Lullaby League” in action,...
Mar 18, 2022
March Blog with John Fricke
DOROTHY AS “DOROTHY” – AND JUDY’S WORLD-WIDE RAINBOW [Above: With his then girlfriend and soon-to-be-wife as Dorothy, Larry Semon produced, cowrote, directed, and starred in Chadwick Picture’s 1925 silent...
Mar 11, 2022
March Vlog with John Fricke
Feb 22, 2022
JUDY’S “UNFORGETTABLE” DOROTHY -- AND THE FIRST ACTRESSES TO PLAY THAT ROLE ON THE MOVIE SCREEN
[Above: Back in 1908, eight-year-old Romola Remus of Chicago was the first to portray Dorothy Gale on the motion picture screen. In that process, she posed for both silent...
Feb 17, 2022
February Vlog with John Fricke
JUDY: “ONLY ONE OF ALL OUR MILLIONS . . .” [Above: Whether gazing across the Kansas prairie or contemplating the Ozian countryside, Judy Garland’s Dorothy Gale always...
May 13, 2022
100 years of Dorothy - May Vlog
Costumes, Makeup, and Wigs OH MY! In this months Vlog with John Fricke, we get to see some of the many versions of Dorothy Gale, before they finally settled with the...
Apr 19, 2022
April Blog with John Fricke
THE PREMIER DOROTHY OF NETWORK RADIO – AND JUDY’S VALUED “RAINBOW” [Above: This is one of the...
Apr 14, 2022
April Vlog with John Fricke
Mar 22, 2022
Olga C. Nardone Costume Restoration
NOW FULLY RESTORED AND ON DISPLAY AT WAMEGO’S OZ MUSEUM: A “LULLABY LEAGUE” BALLET COSTUME & SHOES OF “MUNCHKIN” OLGA NARDONE! [Above: The MGM “Lullaby League” in action,...
Mar 18, 2022
March Blog with John Fricke
DOROTHY AS “DOROTHY” – AND JUDY’S WORLD-WIDE RAINBOW [Above: With his then girlfriend and soon-to-be-wife as Dorothy, Larry Semon produced, cowrote, directed, and starred in Chadwick Picture’s 1925 silent...
Mar 11, 2022
March Vlog with John Fricke
Feb 22, 2022
JUDY’S “UNFORGETTABLE” DOROTHY -- AND THE FIRST ACTRESSES TO PLAY THAT ROLE ON THE MOVIE SCREEN
[Above: Back in 1908, eight-year-old Romola Remus of Chicago was the first to portray Dorothy Gale on the motion picture screen. In that process, she posed for both silent...
Feb 17, 2022
February Vlog with 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.