‘Munchkins’ get a star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

MunskinsIt’s been 68 years since the release of ‘Wizard of Oz,’ the classic we have all grown up with and cherish in our hearts, but the celebration is of the film is still far from dead. Yesterday, seven of the remaining survivors who played the famous “munchkins” in the 1939 film received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.

Yahoo!News gives us this:

Carroll was joined by former Munchkin colleagues Ruth Duccini, Jerry Maren, Margaret Pellegrini, Meinhardt Raabe, Karl Slover and Clarence Swensen.

Carroll was one of more than a hundred adults and children who were recruited for “Oz” to play the natives of what author L. Frank Baum called Munchkin Country in his 1900 book “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.”
They only made $125 a week while filming, followed by decades of recognition, Carroll told The Associated Press by phone before the ceremony.

You know it really saddens me to think that people like Paula Abdul and Ricky Martin have obtained stars on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame before actors who will remain a timeless part of American Cinema. (Sorry, but I’m guessing my future children and grand children will not listen to or even know who those hack singers are)

I’m happy that Hollywood that has finally rewarded and recognized these actors. They sure do deserve it. Now if you excuse me, I suddenly have the urge to watch a wicked old bitch melt by water.

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