They all got smashed every night and they picked them up in butterfly nets. In fact, they did not. On Jan. 16, 2014, after his fellow Munchkin Ruth Duccini passed away, he became the last surviving Munchkin. Along with staring in the adaptation of L. Frank Baum's fantasy classic he also featured in the Marx Brothers' At The Circus, Battle for the Planet of the Apes and Little Cigars. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Five years prior to casting, he began taking lessons for singing during school vacations while all the other kids were playing outside. Volunteer in trial of Oxford Uni Covid vaccine dies of virus in Brazil, Smitten Mark Wright says his wife Michelle Keegan's beauty is 'ridiculous', Kate Ferdinand hits back at troll accusing her of lying about bump being too big, Hero dad thought he'd saved both sons, 3 and 4, from fire - but only grabbed 1, Covid cases see biggest single-day rise yet as 26,688 test positive, ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. He was 99. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. “We had a hell of a time with those little guys,” the producer Mervyn LeRoy remembered. Many of the midgets in the film were provided by an impresario named Leopold Van Singer, who had previously managed troupes of midgets – some of whom had been cast out by their parents, others of whom he was obliged to purchase – in Europe and South America, before relocating to Hollywood. Between roles Maren would perform with a number of variety acts, including a wrestling show for the United Services Organisations, which provided live entertainment to American troops. TMZ reported: “We’re told … Jerry died over a week ago. Considered the best and most expressive dancer in the troupe, Maren got the part. For years Maren resided in a retirement community with his late wife, Elizabeth, also a little person. On top of singing, he took classes for dancing. At the Circus (1939) had a villain called Little Professor Atom, who lived in a miniature train decked out like the interior of a doll’s house. Described in the books as the same size as 12-year-old children, the Munchkins in the movie were portrayed by a cast of 124 adults with dwarfism and about 10 actual children. Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? He married, in 1975, Elizabeth Barrington, whom he had met through the Little People of America’s newspaper. Jerry was 18 when he snagged the role in the flick and at the time stood at just three foot six inches. Jerry Maren, the oldest living actor to portray a Munchkin in the beloved 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, has died.He was 98 years old. It was Maren’s first experience of meeting anyone else with his condition. They wanted to meet the girls, but they were the only ones.”, Jerry Maren in 2010 Photo by: Bob Bekian Photos/FLickr CC BY-SA 2.0. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. W. W. Denslow’s depiction of Munchkins, from first edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. We pay for your stories! For more information, go to www.nancybilyeau.com. It was here that he had his big break, while playing the Hotel Bond in Hartford, Connecticut. Maren had launched a show business career before Wizard of Oz came calling. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Join 1000s of subscribers and receive the best Vintage News in your mailbox for FREE, Related story from us:The Doll Family, four dwarf siblings who found success in Hollywood, not only in “The Wizard of Oz” but in another classic, “Freaks, Police arrest a 72-year-old “suburban grandfather” suspected of being the Golden State Killer, “I’m not dead yet”: some Buddhist monks followed self-mummification, Project Azorian: Howard Hughes’ secret mission, 1960s U.S. satellite that started transmitting again in 2013, The “Walk of Shame” in Game of Thrones historical inspiration, The only unsolved skyjacking case in U.S. history might have a break, Kurt Gödel became too paranoid to eat and died of starvation, “Little Ease”: One of the most feared torture devices in the Tower of London, The humble English girl who became Cora Pearl, Walt Disney softened the original Snow White story.
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