John Fricke (November 30th, 1950 -) is a non-fiction writer who has written some books about Oz such as The Wizard of Oz: The Official 50th Anniversary Pictorial History in 1989, 100 Years of Oz: A Century of Classic Images with Willard Carroll in 1999, The Wizard of Oz: An Illustrated Companion to the Timeless Movie Classic in 2009 and The Wonderful World of Oz: An Illustrated History of the American Classic in 2013.
He has also written several books about the life and career of Judy Garland along with being an editor of The Baum Bugle.
He has been in various documentaries such as The Whimsical World of Oz in 1985 and We're Off to See the Munchkins in 1993. In 1970 he was award the L. Frank Baum Memorial Award from The International Wizard of Oz Club.