![]() ![]() LOS ANGELES - Jerry Maren, the last surviving munchkin from the classic 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz” and the one who famously welcomed Dorothy to Munchkin Land, has died at age 99. Boq-one of the most wealthiest Munchkins of Oz.In 2009 I did a video interview with the five surviving Munchkins from the The Wizard of Oz: Ruth Duccini, Meinhardt Raabe, Margaret Pellegrini, Karl Slover, and Jerry Maren. Who were the Munchkins in the original Wizard of Oz?ĭamian Dovarganes/AP. 6 How many dwarfs were used in the movie Munchkin?.5 What kind of house do the Munchkins live in?. ![]() ![]() ![]() 3 How many Munchkins are still alive 2020?.1 Who were the Munchkins in the original Wizard of Oz?.The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. Follow the, follow the, follow the, follow the, follow the yellow, brick road.Ĭopyright © 2007 NPR. U: (As Munchkins) Follow the yellow, brick road. U: (As Munchkin) Follow the yellow, brick road. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD") SIMON: Julie Lugo Cerra, who's the honorary historian of Culver City, California, thanks very much. And there's probably nobody who doesn't know about the Munchkins, and there's probably no one who doesn't love them. They were here in the '90s for a reunion - they do this every once in a while. And they love coming back to Culver City. They got their star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame recently. So it - I'm sure it was a hysterical scene, I'm sure that they had a very good time, and I'm sure that most of them remembered it for the rest of their lives. And they would pile them into cars, and they would be even under the dashboards because you could get so many in. SIMON: My father owned a radio store at the time and became a policeman shortly thereafter, and he said they were all over the place. SIMON: I mean, the question embarrasses me, but, you know, we've heard that there was a Roman-like scene here. They were having a very good time and they celebrated a lot. SIMON: No, I don't think they have trashed hotel rooms. SIMON: Were they good guests? Did they behave like rock groups? It's probably between a hundred and twenty and a hundred and twenty-six. SIMON: How many young Munchkins - actors playing Munchkins are we talking about? They were not very well accepted by society, and so it was wonderful to be with their own. Most of them had lived in areas where they were the only ones, so they were the exception. SIMON: Well, they had a really good time, and they came to Culver City, and they thought it was wonderful to see so many other little people. SIMON: So what happened when they were suddenly together? SIMON: Many of them, like Jerry Maren, who eventually settled in Los Angeles, who was a Lollipop Kid, had never seen another little person in his life before. SIMON: This must have been one of the biggest collections of little people to date at that point. They could put them sideways and almost get them all here. They came in to Culver City on November 10th, 1938, so they brought them into the Culver Hotel and they were so little that they put them three in a bed because they were so small. SIMON: This was when they were filming the "The Wizard of Oz," I assume. Well, we're in the historic Culver City Hotel in downtown Culver City with Julie Lugo Cerra who is the honorary historian of the city of Culver City, California. George Washington never slept here, but Southern California abounds with doors and windows at which people like to point and whisper, psst, Bogey and Bacall were there, Tracy and Hepburn, Elvis and everyone. ![]()
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