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From the Yellow Brick Road to the Walk of Fame

The Wizard of Oz Lahr Garland Bolger Haley 1939

Jerry Maren, one of the original Lollipop Guild munchkins, was honored with a hand-and-footprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Sunday, the same day the Wizard of Oz premiered for the first time in IMAX 3D. The film originally premiered in this theatre in 1939 as well. During the ceremony, Jerry … Read more

An Icon Bids Farewell to Oz

Last week there were but four surviving members from the original cast portraying the lovable Munchkins in The Wizard of Oz. With the passing of Karl Slover, there are only three. Mr. Slover, who played the first of a trumpeting trio who herald the Munchkin mayor as he makes his entrance at … Read more