Elaine Merk Binder, who famously played one of the munchkins in "The Wizard of Oz," is dead. Elaine died Sunday ... according to her daughter, Annette Phillips. The cause of death is unclear. Most of ...

DALLAS, TX, UNITED STATES, September 22, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Elaine Merk Binder, remembered as one of the last surviving Munchkins from the beloved 1939 ...

At age 15 she went off to see the wizard. Now more than 70 years later, Margaret Pellegrini — an original munchkin from Munchkinland — still doesn't get tired of the story of Dorothy and ...

Just in time for the 70th anniversary of the timeless film, the wonderful "Wizard of Oz" skips into town Sunday in its live stage format -- and with local Munchkins. "It's just a fantastic celebration ...

Actress Elaine Merk Binder has died aged 94. The Wizard of Oz star, who played a Munchkin as a child in the iconic 1939 film, died on Sunday, as confirmed by her daughter Annette Phillips. In 1938, ...

Last surviving ‘Wizard of Oz’ munchkin Jerry Maren dies: Jerry Maren, the last surviving munchkin from the classic 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz” and the one who famously welcomed Dorothy to Munchkin ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Ruth Robinson Duccini, the last of the original female Munchkins from the 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz," has died. She was 95. With her death, only one actor who played one of the ...

American Family Theater's award-winning production of Wizard of Oz has thrilled audiences of all ages nationwide with ...

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. Maren died May 24 ...