It only seems fitting, that with the upcoming release of the new take on the old tale of the Wizard of Oz, in SCI FI Channel’s miniseries “Tin Man” due out next month, that those original movie munchkins should get the long overdue recognition they deserve.
Seven of the surviving members of Munchkin Land from the 1939 Judy Garland headlined film “The Wizard of Oz” were honored this week with a Star on the legendary Hollywood Walk of Fame.
On Tuesday the Star was unveiled in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, with the Munchkins arriving in a carriage led by the Hollywood High School Marching Band and Joey Luft, Judy Garland’s son, giving a speech.
The seven surviving members of what was called the Lollipop Guild in attendance were Mickey Carroll, Margaret Pellegrini, Karl Slover, Meinhardt Raabe, Ruth Duccini, Jerry Maren and Clarence Swensen.
“I feel very honored,” Swensen, 89, said in an interview. “I never thought we’d get a star.”
“We love you; you have touched our hearts,” echoed Mickey Carroll, now age 88.
[Above photo is a Getty image]
This is cool… We met Mickey Carroll once, and he was the nicest guy you can imagine.