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'Wizard of Oz's' flowerpot munchkin dies at 89 (Margaret Pellegrini)
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| August 7, 2013
| Ashley Majeski
Posted on 08/07/2013 5:47:29 PM PDT by lowbridge
Margaret Pellegrini, one of the latest surviving munchkins from the "Wizard of Oz," died Wednesday from complications from a stroke at the age of 89, her close friend Bunny McCloud confirmed to TODAY.com.
Known as the "Flowerpot Munchkin," Pellegrini spent her later years living in Glendale, Ariz., and attending "Wizard of Oz"-themed events and festivals. She was a regular at the Oztoberfest held each year at the Oz Museum in Wamego, Kan.
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Pellegrini, who would have turned 90 in September, was only 16 years old when she acted alongside Judy Garland in the 1939 film. In March 2013, during promotions for "Oz," she told a Glendale news station that she was paid $50 a week for her work in the movie. While that was a substantial salary at the time, it was still less than the film's canine star, Toto.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: hollywood; margaretpellegrini; movies; munchkin; wizardofoz
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posted on
08/07/2013 5:47:29 PM PDT
by
lowbridge
To: lowbridge
Hmmmm...paid less than a dog.
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posted on
08/07/2013 5:57:51 PM PDT
by
AmericanInTokyo
(Kim Jong Un won't have a single "bad underwear day" unless/until we've a patriot in the White House)
To: AmericanInTokyo
More likely the dog’s trainer, who deserved every penny.
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posted on
08/07/2013 6:02:31 PM PDT
by
Excellence
(All your database are belong to us.)
To: lowbridge
This is the passing of an era. Although I was stunned to see that Jerry Maren is still alive.
He was probably the most famous little person in Hollywood behind Billy Barty.
I remember him because he was in a film called "Little Cigars" that I saw when I was a kid.
It was about a group of dwarves who robbed banks.
Ironically, he's known for smoking cigars, too.
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posted on
08/07/2013 6:02:39 PM PDT
by
boop
("You don't look so bad, here's another")
To: lowbridge
She’s not only merely dead, She’s really, most sincerely dead.
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posted on
08/07/2013 6:06:05 PM PDT
by
Rebelbase
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To: lowbridge
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posted on
08/07/2013 6:06:25 PM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(Mille vocibus imago valet;-{)
To: lowbridge
As cooorrrroner...I must aver..... I thoroughly examined her. And she's not only merely dead, she's really most sincerely dead.
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posted on
08/07/2013 6:07:45 PM PDT
by
GrandJediMasterYoda
(Someday our schools will teach the difference between "lose" and "loose")
To: AmericanInTokyo
The dog was in more scenes
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posted on
08/07/2013 6:10:44 PM PDT
by
muir_redwoods
(Don't fire until you see the blue of their helmets)
To: lowbridge
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posted on
08/07/2013 6:12:10 PM PDT
by
laplata
(Liberals don't get it .... their minds are diseased.)
To: muir_redwoods
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posted on
08/07/2013 6:14:36 PM PDT
by
Cyber Liberty
(Justice for Trayvon: Dig up his body and shoot him again.)
To: lowbridge
I actually visited that woman’s house, years ago. Wizard of Oz paraphernalia all over the place. She had a large family, but being in that movie was the highlight of her life, and how she defined herself.
Truthfully, it was sad.
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posted on
08/07/2013 6:19:19 PM PDT
by
yefragetuwrabrumuy
(Be Brave! Fear is just the opposite of Nar!)
To: lowbridge
I’ve heard from several sources that those little-folk were party animals.
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posted on
08/07/2013 6:23:35 PM PDT
by
Rides_A_Red_Horse
(Why do you need a fire extinguisher when you can call the fire department?)
To: Rebelbase
“Shes not only merely dead, Shes really, most sincerely dead.”
LOL
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posted on
08/07/2013 6:46:30 PM PDT
by
jodyel
To: lowbridge
Rest in peace Margaret Pellegrini.
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posted on
08/07/2013 10:22:14 PM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: lowbridge
To: lowbridge; Revolting cat!; GeronL
Will Robert B. Reich be attending the funeral?
To: a fool in paradise
If they ever remake it, he could play the Munchkin Mayor
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posted on
08/09/2013 10:15:07 AM PDT
by
GeronL
To: GeronL
He’s going to star in the reboot of the Leprechaun horror franchise.
To: a fool in paradise
I thought that was him in the original, heh
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posted on
08/09/2013 10:17:33 AM PDT
by
GeronL
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