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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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Nov 13, 2020
120 Years of OZ: Decade by Decade (2000-2010)
E11: From the Broadway musical Wicked by Stephen Schwartz & Winnie Holzman, the Muppets rendition of The Wizard of OZ, the birth of the OZ Museum and more - John...
Oct 23, 2020
120 Years of Oz: Decade by Decade (1990-2000)
E10: The Wizard of Oz had become an integral part of American popular culture by the 1990's. From The Wizard of Oz on Ice, Gregory Maguire's novel, Wicked, and traveling...
Oct 16, 2020
“JNO.” -- IMPERIAL ILLUSTRATOR & ROYAL PAINTER OF OZ!
[Above: It looks like a happy, generic “capture” of a raft of Oz celebrities! In reality, however, this John R. Neill art from GLINDA OF OZ (1920) depicts the great...
Oct 02, 2020
120 Years of OZ: Decade by Decade (1980-1990)
E9: From its 50th Anniversary, Walt Disney's Return to Oz, Del Rey paperbacks reprinting 15 of Ruth Plumbly Thompson's books, a growing International Wizard of Oz club & more, The Wizard...
Sep 17, 2020
“DARK OZ”? I’M WITH FRANK (AND COMPANY) . . .
[Above: When Dorothy and Princess Ozma of Oz first met the Nome King, his eyes “turned merrily upon them,” and he displayed features so “kindly and good-humored” that Dorothy observed...
Sep 16, 2020
Oz Finds Home Online
As Covid19 limits travel for Oz fans, online opportunities work to fill the void. In May, Ryan Jay Reviews interviewed Oz celebrities including performer Todrick Hall, authors Gregory Maguire and...
Sep 04, 2020
THE PANEL THAT GOT AWAY: Celebrating "The Baum Bugle" (PART TWO)
PART ONE of "Celebrating The Baum Bugle" with John Fricke, a history of The Baum Bugle, which features remarkable cover artwork, graced the blog two weeks ago - with PART TWO to...
Aug 28, 2020
Masks Required While In The Emerald City!
OZ Museum is requiring that masks be worn while browsing Auntie Em's gift shop & exploring 140 years of Oz within the museum. We see visitors from across the country...
Aug 22, 2020
THE PANEL THAT GOT AWAY: Celebrating "The Baum Bugle" (PART ONE)
[Above: The first color cover of THE BAUM BUGLE graced their Christmas 1962 issue and was adapted from a 1900 W. W. Denslow poster that advertised three of the L....
Aug 07, 2020
120 Years of OZ: Decade by Decade (1970-1980)
E8: OZ Historian, John Fricke, takes us through the many adaptations & growing popularity of The Wizard of Oz in the 1970's. From a kid matinee, to going abroad, to...
[Above: It looks like a happy, generic “capture” of a raft of Oz celebrities! In reality, however, this John R. Neill art from GLINDA OF OZ (1920) depicts the great...
Oct 02, 2020
120 Years of OZ: Decade by Decade (1980-1990)
E9: From its 50th Anniversary, Walt Disney's Return to Oz, Del Rey paperbacks reprinting 15 of Ruth Plumbly Thompson's books, a growing International Wizard of Oz club & more, The Wizard...
Sep 17, 2020
“DARK OZ”? I’M WITH FRANK (AND COMPANY) . . .
[Above: When Dorothy and Princess Ozma of Oz first met the Nome King, his eyes “turned merrily upon them,” and he displayed features so “kindly and good-humored” that Dorothy observed...
Sep 16, 2020
Oz Finds Home Online
As Covid19 limits travel for Oz fans, online opportunities work to fill the void. In May, Ryan Jay Reviews interviewed Oz celebrities including performer Todrick Hall, authors Gregory Maguire and...
Sep 04, 2020
THE PANEL THAT GOT AWAY: Celebrating "The Baum Bugle" (PART TWO)
PART ONE of "Celebrating The Baum Bugle" with John Fricke, a history of The Baum Bugle, which features remarkable cover artwork, graced the blog two weeks ago - with PART TWO to...
Aug 28, 2020
Masks Required While In The Emerald City!
OZ Museum is requiring that masks be worn while browsing Auntie Em's gift shop & exploring 140 years of Oz within the museum. We see visitors from across the country...
Aug 22, 2020
THE PANEL THAT GOT AWAY: Celebrating "The Baum Bugle" (PART ONE)
[Above: The first color cover of THE BAUM BUGLE graced their Christmas 1962 issue and was adapted from a 1900 W. W. Denslow poster that advertised three of the L....
Aug 07, 2020
120 Years of OZ: Decade by Decade (1970-1980)
E8: OZ Historian, John Fricke, takes us through the many adaptations & growing popularity of The Wizard of Oz in the 1970's. From a kid matinee, to going abroad, to...
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.