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Many of his Oz co-stars were cast members of this Western musical film. He wore a chimp suit for Tarzan Finds a Son! with Johnny Weissmuller. [6] His future wife Myrna, who was twelve at the time [7] while Clarence was twenty two, [1] was also up for a part in The Wizard of Oz, but an inflamed appendix forced her to miss the opportunity. [6]
Hymie Lichtenstein (April 15, 1904 – December 28, 1999), better known as Harry Monty, was a Polish-American actor, dwarf actor and stuntman, whose most notable role was as a Munchkin and a winged monkey in the Wizard of Oz. [1]
Francis Phillip Wuppermann (June 1, 1890 – September 18, 1949), known professionally as Frank Morgan, was an American character actor.He was best known for his appearances in films starting in the silent era in 1916, and then numerous sound films throughout the 1930s and 1940s, with a career spanning 35 years [1] mostly as a contract player at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
In addition to The Wizard of Oz, he’s best remembered for playing the devious Barnaby in the original Babes in Toyland (1961) film. He married Gwendolyn Rickard in 1929, and the couple remained ...
Bolger was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 1986, and at the end of that year, his health deteriorated and he left his Beverly Hills home to live at a nursing home in Los Angeles, where he died on January 15, 1987, at the age of 83. [3] At the time of his death, Bolger was the last surviving main-credited cast member of The Wizard of Oz. [24]
Meinhardt Frank Raabe (/ ˈ m aɪ n ˌ h ɑːr t ˈ r ɑː b i /; September 2, 1915 – April 9, 2010) was an American actor. [1] [2] He was one of the last surviving Munchkin-actors in The Wizard of Oz, and was also the last surviving cast member with any dialogue in the film.
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. He became the last surviving adult Munchkin [ a ] following the death of Ruth Duccini in 2014, and was also the last surviving cast member with a ...
The 2019 biopic "Judy" centered on the "Wizard of Oz" actor's final concerts in London before her death at 47. Zellweger won a best actress Oscar for her portrayal. Taron Egerton played Elton John ...