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He was responsible for casting many performers in the iconic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. Singer was born to a prominent family in Vienna, Austria. He was reportedly inspired to form Singer's Midgets in 1912 or 1913, after he and his daughter Trudy were entertained by a troupe of "midgets" at the Vienna Prater.
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.
A Munchkin is a native of the fictional Munchkin Country in the Oz books by American author L. Frank Baum.Although a common fixture in Germanic fairy tales, they are introduced to modern audiences with the first appearance in the classic children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) where they welcome Dorothy Gale to their city in Oz.
Margaret Pellegrini (née Williams; September 23, 1923 – August 7, 2013) was an American actress, vaudeville performer and dancer, best known for playing one of the Munchkins from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.
In the 1930s and 1940s, Cucksey worked as a performer at various night clubs as well as in uncredited roles in film and television. [2] Cucksey was cast in the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz by Leo Singer, the proprietor of Singer's Midgets. [10]
He was only 14 years old when he made his acting break in The Wizard of Oz, three years after arriving in the United States. Leopold von Singer was the manager of an entertainment troupe called The Singer Midgets and signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to provide 124 proportionately-sized little people to play Munchkins in Oz. [5]
The family members—Gracie, Harry, Daisy and Tiny—also appeared briefly in films; they were best known as members of The Munchkins in the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz. Harry and Daisy, billed as Harry Earles and Daisy Earles respectively, both starred in the cult classic film Freaks; Tiny also made a brief appearance in the film.
The Wizard of Oz: Braggart Munchkin Uncredited 1941 Maisie Was a Lady: Midget Uncredited Emergency Landing: Midget Judge Meet John Doe: Midget Uncredited Outlaws of Cherokee Trail: Papoose Uncredited Hellzapoppin' Bodyguard Uncredited 1942 Tramp, Tramp, Tramp: Midget Don't Lie: Melinda the Chimp Short Saboteur: Midget - Circus Troupe My Gal Sal ...