Posted by LJ on 7/29/07 1:05pm
Msg #202604

OT - Mickey Carroll, the last surviving munchen

in the original Wizard of Oz is going to be in our annual homecoming parade in our small town. I am parade marshall for 2 huge parades. A man that lives in our town is very close to him and spends a lot of time with him and his various fundraisers. Mickey is 89. He lives in St. Louis and I am only 23 miles across the Mississippi river in IL. He is also getting a star on the walk of fame in Hollywood this fall. He's only 3 feet tall and what I understand is still very sharp and very funny. I can't wait to meet him. I'm excited. I had no idea that he was still alive. I have a group of kids that are going to dress up as Dorothy, Tin Man, Scarecrow and Lion. I need to find someone that has a dog to be Toto. Anyone???? lol Just wanted to share. Thanks

Reply by Signing_Doc on 7/29/07 1:21pm
Msg #202606

Re: OT - the last surviving munchen,,,munchen as in a

person eating something...like I'm munchen on luncheon...or a Munchkin? "Inquiring people want to know"

Reply by Charles_Ca on 7/29/07 1:27pm
Msg #202607

Now that's really funny Doc, ROTFLMAO! n/m

Reply by Signing_Doc on 7/29/07 1:40pm
Msg #202609

I see...cannibals a munchen...a missionary luncheon...the

years may have flown...but the memories stay...and that era of pain....long before Novocaine....yeah he he he....THOSE were the GOOD OLD DAYSSS!" (Mr. Applegate, Damn Yankees...the Ray Walston version).

Reply by LJ on 7/29/07 1:48pm
Msg #202611

Re: OT - the last surviving munchen,,,munchen as in a

I am soooo sorry and feel sooooo stupid. Made me laugh too. Thanks I stand corrected. He is a Munchkin and he's not edible. lol

Reply by Signing_Doc on 7/29/07 2:01pm
Msg #202613

so he's not a gummi Munchen...darn...I was in the mood for

one since it is too late for Easter Peeps!

Reply by ZeeCA on 7/29/07 2:03pm
Msg #202614

what would a nice jewish boy know about easter peeps? umm

I stand corrected nice ? lol jk

Reply by Signing_Doc on 7/29/07 2:22pm
Msg #202615

Re: what would a nice jewish boy know about easter peeps? umm

ok...so they're NOT Kosher...but as long as the Rabbi watches me buy them...then it's ok......because it's done under Rabbinical supervision

Reply by Linda_H/FL on 7/29/07 3:35pm
Msg #202616

Re: Too bad his star on the walk of fame had to wait so long n/m

Reply by Charles_Ca on 7/29/07 3:43pm
Msg #202618

Now for the improtant stuff, was he the Mayor or was he just

a generic Munchkin? Perhaps he was part of the council? Was his a part one would remember. I have a neighbor who is the last surviving cast member of "Gone with the Wind." Cammie Conlon played Baby Blue and she has some very interesting memories of her part albeit from a childs point of view. It seems that one of the most common questions asked is what it was like to be kissed by Clark Gable. Cammie says all she remembers is that his moustache tickled.

Reply by Sylvia_FL on 7/29/07 4:59pm
Msg #202624

I think there are 9 of the Munchkins still alive.

Reply by C_in_OKC on 7/29/07 10:11pm
Msg #202636

According to IMDB he was 'munchkin fiddler #2' in W of O. He was attended classes with Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. It was Garland that got him the job in W of O and he stayed with her during filming. He also appeared in 7 episodes of Spanky and Our Gang as a character called of all things, "Mickey." The last entry is an appearance on Entertainment Tonight in 2005.
Trivia list: His actual Godfather is Al Capone and during his career he did radio shows with George Burns, Gracie Allen, Al Jolson and Jack Benny

Reply by Hugh Nations Signing Agents of Austin on 7/30/07 7:04am
Msg #202646

Many years ago, when I was still a journalist, I went to the State Fair of Texas to do a feature story. I interviewed the Tatooed Lady, who had been married five times. Every husband was a tatoo artist, she said, and every one of them had had designs on her.

The most fun, though, was interviewing The World's Smallest Woman -- two of them, competing across the midway from each other. It was the first time they had appeared in the same fair together, so they took the opportunity to get together and chat about the travails of the small businesswoman.

Just a little small talk.