About the Author

John Charles Frederick was born August 20, 1938, in Salem, Oregon, and graduated in 1961 from Willamette University, majoring in history and baseball. He was commissioned an Ensign in the United States Naval Reserve. His 36-year career included 10 years of active duty. He served as Executive Officer for the Office of Information for the Armed Services in the Pentagon, as Public Affairs Officer for the United States 2nd Fleet and the NATO Striking Fleet Atlantic, and finally, as a Motion Picture and Television Officer in Hollywood, where the movie bug got him. He retired from the Navy in 1991 as a Captain, USNR. In 1975, he co-founded FMS Productions and has produced nearly 50 award-winning educational and documentary films.