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A Munchkin is a native of the fictional Munchkin Country in the Oz books by American author L. Frank Baum. They first appear in the classic children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) where they welcome Dorothy Gale to their city in Oz.
Uncredited actors in the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz. There were 225 Munchkins in the cast.
When the last lingering Munchkin from “The Wizard of Oz,” Jerry Maren, died in May, at the age of ninety-eight, I took the news harder than I had thought possible.
Munchkins are a fictional race created by L. Frank Baum, author and creator of the Oz legacy. They first appeared in Baum's first Oz book titled The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, published in 1900. They are the first Ozians to be introduced in Baum's story, making an introduction in the second chapter.
A sinister Wizard of Oz urban legend claims a hanging munchkin can be seen, with the body belonging to a real actor on set. Here's the myth debunked.
Of all the stories behind the scenes of The Wizard of Oz, rumors about the Munchkin actors' behavior have been the most tenacious. According to stories, the little actors spent their off-screen time drinking, partying, and engaging in intimate group activities.
Jerry Maren (born Gerard Marenghi; January 24, 1920 – May 24, 2018) was an American actor who played a Munchkin member of the Lollipop Guild in the 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film The Wizard of Oz.
Munchkin Country is the site where Dorothy Gale's house lands after being carried to Oz by a cyclone. Munchkin Country's ruler was the Wicked Witch of the East but upon Dorothy's arrival in Oz, she is eliminated when the house lands on top of her, causing much celebration among the Munchkins.
False: The Munchkins did not have wild, drunken parties during the shoot. Leopold Singer brought 124 little people to The Wizard of Oz set who were part of his Singer Midgets vaudeville troupe ...
The Munchkins are a group of people who reside in the fictional Land of Oz. They are characterized by their small stature, colorful attire, and distinctive singing voices. In the film, they are the first characters Dorothy encounters upon her arrival in Oz.