Jerry Maren, Last Surviving Wizard Of Oz Munchkin, Dies At 98

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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.
 
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Welcome to Munchkin Land scene from The Wizard of Oz (1939). Jerry Maren is the middle munchkin in the Lullaby Guild dance and hands Dorothy a lollipop.

 

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