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  • One of last "Wizard of Oz" Munchkins dies (Mickey Carroll, birthname Michael Finocchiaro)

    05/07/2009 8:08:14 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 11 replies · 2,924+ views
    Reuters on Yahoo ^ | 5/7/09 | Alex Dobuzinskis
    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Mickey Carroll, one of the last surviving diminutive "Munchkins" in the 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz," died of natural causes on Thursday in Missouri at age 89, a newspaper reported. Carroll, who stopped growing at a young age, was an entertainer early in life and befriended actress Judy Garland, leading to a role alongside her in classic "The Wizard of Oz," the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. He was a violin-playing Munchkin "Town Crier" in the movie, dressed in purple with a yellow flower in his vest. There were dozens of Munchkins in all. In 2007,...