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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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Jul 16, 2021
Treasures from the OZ Museum with John Fricke - July
DON'T GET MOODY, YEHUDI -- WE'VE GOT EUGENE! [Above: This is the jacket worn by Eugene David in 1938, when he appeared as one of the "five little fiddlers"...
Jun 23, 2021
Treasures from the OZ Museum - June Blog with John Fricke
In addition to Oz, do you love The Muppets? Well, be sure to read this month's TREASURES FROM THE OZ MUSEUM blog, as historian John Fricke writes about actual set...
May 25, 2021
Treasures from OZ Museum - Munchkins Soldier Jacket
Wamego # 131 May 25, 2021 “IDAHO LEWIS” . . . AND HIS KANSAS COSTUME [Above: This September 1993 Munchkin gathering at the Chesterton, IN, OZ festival included (from left)...
May 18, 2021
Treasures from OZ Museum - Munchkin Soldier Jacket
In May's "Treasure of the OZ Museum" by John Fricke we highlight the original munchkin soldiers jacket from the Wizard of Oz!
Apr 26, 2021
Treasures from the OZ Museum - 1st Edition Blog
Wamego # 130 April 22, 2021 “A THING OF BEAUTY . . . ” [Above: The back cover (left) and front cover (right) of the first edition of...
Apr 21, 2021
Treasures from OZ Museum - 1st Edition
In this months "Treasures of OZ Museum" hosted by John Fricke, we dive into our 1st Edition The Wonderful Wizard of OZ written by L. Frank Baum. Click here for John Fricke's...
Mar 22, 2021
THE “OZ” THAT DIDN’T GET AWAY
[Above: This legendary view of the Emerald City – as seen when Dorothy & Company first exit the Lion’s Forest in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939) – is actually...
Mar 19, 2021
Treasures from the OZ Museum - Production Documents
Welcome to March's Treasures from the OZ Museum by John Fricke! We are proud to share our original Production Documents from the original 1939 production of "The Wizard of Oz"
Feb 19, 2021
Treasures from the OZ Museum - Ozmite Pin Vlog
In Febraury's Treasures from the OZ Museum by John Fricke, we sneak a glimpse at the original Ozmite Pin given to new members to the Ozmite Club.
Feb 19, 2021
GREAT “SCOTT!” 😊 IT’S AN OZMITE PIN!
[The above art – a John R. Neill drawing adapted from one of his pictures for L. Frank Baum’s THE TIN WOODMAN OF OZ (1918) – helped announce the formation...
DON'T GET MOODY, YEHUDI -- WE'VE GOT EUGENE! [Above: This is the jacket worn by Eugene David in 1938, when he appeared as one of the "five little fiddlers"...
Jun 23, 2021
Treasures from the OZ Museum - June Blog with John Fricke
In addition to Oz, do you love The Muppets? Well, be sure to read this month's TREASURES FROM THE OZ MUSEUM blog, as historian John Fricke writes about actual set...
May 25, 2021
Treasures from OZ Museum - Munchkins Soldier Jacket
Wamego # 131 May 25, 2021 “IDAHO LEWIS” . . . AND HIS KANSAS COSTUME [Above: This September 1993 Munchkin gathering at the Chesterton, IN, OZ festival included (from left)...
May 18, 2021
Treasures from OZ Museum - Munchkin Soldier Jacket
In May's "Treasure of the OZ Museum" by John Fricke we highlight the original munchkin soldiers jacket from the Wizard of Oz!
Apr 26, 2021
Treasures from the OZ Museum - 1st Edition Blog
Wamego # 130 April 22, 2021 “A THING OF BEAUTY . . . ” [Above: The back cover (left) and front cover (right) of the first edition of...
Apr 21, 2021
Treasures from OZ Museum - 1st Edition
In this months "Treasures of OZ Museum" hosted by John Fricke, we dive into our 1st Edition The Wonderful Wizard of OZ written by L. Frank Baum. Click here for John Fricke's...
Mar 22, 2021
THE “OZ” THAT DIDN’T GET AWAY
[Above: This legendary view of the Emerald City – as seen when Dorothy & Company first exit the Lion’s Forest in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939) – is actually...
Mar 19, 2021
Treasures from the OZ Museum - Production Documents
Welcome to March's Treasures from the OZ Museum by John Fricke! We are proud to share our original Production Documents from the original 1939 production of "The Wizard of Oz"
Feb 19, 2021
Treasures from the OZ Museum - Ozmite Pin Vlog
In Febraury's Treasures from the OZ Museum by John Fricke, we sneak a glimpse at the original Ozmite Pin given to new members to the Ozmite Club.
Feb 19, 2021
GREAT “SCOTT!” 😊 IT’S AN OZMITE PIN!
[The above art – a John R. Neill drawing adapted from one of his pictures for L. Frank Baum’s THE TIN WOODMAN OF OZ (1918) – helped announce the formation...
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.