catbox_9 DTF1 ADMINISTRATOR Detroit Tiger
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| Subject: One of last "Wizard of Oz" Munchkins dies Fri May 08, 2009 12:49 am | |
| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Mickey Carroll, one of the last surviving diminutive "Munchkins" in the 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz," died of natural causes on Thursday in Missouri at age 89, a newspaper reported.
Carroll, who stopped growing at a young age, was an entertainer early in life and befriended actress Judy Garland, leading to a role alongside her in classic "The Wizard of Oz," the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
He was a violin-playing Munchkin "Town Crier" in the movie, dressed in purple with a yellow flower in his vest. There were dozens of Munchkins in all.
In 2007, Carroll and a few other surviving Munchkins attended a ceremony to dedicate a Munchkin star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Born to Italian immigrants in 1919, Carroll's given name was Michael Finocchiaro, the Post-Dispatch reported. He died at a caretaker's home in Crestwood, Missouri, and he lived in the state nearly his entire life, the newspaper said. | |
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gs78 Detroit Tiger
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| Subject: Re: One of last "Wizard of Oz" Munchkins dies Fri May 08, 2009 5:20 pm | |
| Are there any Munchkins still alive? | |
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catbox_9 DTF1 ADMINISTRATOR Detroit Tiger
Number of posts : 22295 Age : 37 Location : Paso Robles, California Favorite Current Tiger(s) : Justin Verlander Reputation : 17 Registration date : 2007-10-05
| Subject: Re: One of last "Wizard of Oz" Munchkins dies Sat May 09, 2009 4:36 am | |
| - gs78 wrote:
- Are there any Munchkins still alive?
I'm guessing yes since this says one of the last. I'm too lazy to check though | |
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