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Last surviving 'Wizard of Oz' munchkin, Jerry Maren, dies at 98
Jerry Maren, who played a munchkin in 1939's classic "The Wizard of Oz," has died. He was the last surviving munchkin from the film, and was 98.
The Los Angeles Times confirms that he died on May 24 in a San Diego nursing home of congestive heart failure, but that he had suffered from dementia for several years...
Last surviving 'Wizard of Oz' munchkin, Jerry Maren, dies at 98
Coincidentally, The Wizard of Oz airs at 8:00PM tonight on TCM.
Jerry Maren, who played a munchkin in 1939's classic "The Wizard of Oz," has died. He was the last surviving munchkin from the film, and was 98.
The Los Angeles Times confirms that he died on May 24 in a San Diego nursing home of congestive heart failure, but that he had suffered from dementia for several years...
Last surviving 'Wizard of Oz' munchkin, Jerry Maren, dies at 98
Coincidentally, The Wizard of Oz airs at 8:00PM tonight on TCM.
