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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 original 124 Munchkins in the movie remains alive. Duccini died of natural causes in Solari Hospice Care Center in Las Vegas on Thursday. Her death was confirmed by Stephen Cox, author of The Munchkins of Oz. He says he learned of it from Duccini's son. Duccini, born in Rush City, Minn., traveled to California with a troupe little people, and was cast in the MGM fantasy movie starring Judy Garland.

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 original 124 Munchkins in the movie remains alive.

Duccini died of natural causes in Solari Hospice Care Center in Las Vegas on Thursday.

Her death was confirmed by Stephen Cox, author of "The Munchkins of Oz." He says he learned of it from Duccini's son.

Duccini, born in Rush City, Minn., traveled to California with a troupe little people, and was cast in the MGM fantasy movie starring Judy Garland. Duccini was 4 feet tall.

Cox provided a recent statement made by Duccini about her time on the movie set.

"It was long hours and heavy costumes. We didn't have much time for ourselves. It was all new to me then, and I loved being a...

Washington, January 17: Ruth Robinson Duccini, who played a Munchkin in 'The Wizard of Oz', died in Las Vegas after a brief illness.

Stephen Cox, author of 'The Munchkins of Oz', said that the actress who was 95-years-old died of natural causes, CBS News reported.

Robinson was the last surviving actress to play a Munchkin in the 1939 classic film. (Ani)...

Ruth Robinson Duccini, the sole surviving actress who played a Munchkin in the 1939 classic ‘The Wizard of Oz’, died on Jan. 16 at age 95.

Ruth Robinson Duccini, one of the last remaining Munchkins from “The Wizard of Oz,” died after a short illness at a hospice in Las Vegas, Nev., her son Fred Duccini said. Now there is just one surviving male little person who starred in the film.

Ruth Robinson Duccini Dies — Last Female Munchkin From ‘Wizard Of Oz’ Dead At 95

Ruth, who was 4 feet tall, was one of the 124 little people who appeared with legendary actress Judy Garland in the acclaimed musical fantasy film The Wizard of Oz, which was based on the novel of the same name by author L. Frank Baum.

Munchkin From ‘Wizard Of Oz’

Ruth never lost touch with her Wizard of Oz roots, making appearances at Oz-related events across the country in her later years.

No doubt the flag is flying at half-mast in front of the Lollipop Guild headquaters today. Ruth Robinson Duccini, the last surviving actress to play a Munchkin in the 1939 classic “The Wizard of Oz,” died Thursday in Las Vegas after a brief illness, according to the Associated Press. She was 95. See photos: Hollywood’s Notable Deaths of 2014 Stephen Cox, author of “The Munchkins of Oz” and a friend of the deceased actress, said that she died of natural causes. Duccini, who stood four feet tall, was born Ruth Robinosn in Rush City, Minn., on July 23, 1918. She met her husband,...

A female Munchkin who appeared in The Wizard of Oz has died, aged 95.

Ruth Robinson Duccini passed away of natural cases today (January 17) at a Las Vegas hospice centre. There is now one surviving Munchkin from the movie.

Duccini was born in Minnesota and stood 4 feet tall. Her role in the film as a Munchkin villager was not credited.

She was present when the Munchkins received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007.

Margaret Pellegrini, the actress who played the flowerpot Munchkin, died at the age of 89 in August.

The last surviving Munchkin is Lollipop Kid Jerry Maren, aged 93.

An actress who played a Munchkin in the "The Wizard of Oz" has died at age 95 ... and now there's just one surviving little person from the flick.Ruth Robinson Duccini -- who stood 4 feet tall -- was the longest surviving female Munchkin ... she died of natural causes today at a hospice center in Las Vegas.Duccini received no screen credit for her role as a Munchkin townsperson -- she was one of 124 little people cast in the movie.

There's an old adage that "short people live longer," and Karl Slover was a testament to that. The diminutive actor and singer, most famous for playing one of the Munchkins in "The Wizard of Oz," passed on yesterday at the age of 93.

The Associated Press reports that Slover, born Karl Kosiczky in what is now the Czech Republic in 1918, died of cardiopulmonary arrest at a hospital in Georgia. He was still appearing at events as recently as last week.

In addition to his most famous role as the first trumpeter to herald the Munchkin mayor's entrance, Slover had three other roles in the 1939 fantasy classic: a soldier, one of the sleepy heads, and one of the singers of "Follow the Yellow Brick Road." He was 21 at the time, the shortest of the Munchkins at 4-feet-4, making the mere 5-foot Judy Garland a towering giant in comparison.

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