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Subject: Betty Bruno Says Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road
Written By: LyricBoy on 07/31/23 at 5:05 am
Legendary child actress Betty Ann Bruno, famous for performing as one of the Munchkins in the 1939 classic Wizard of Oz has expired at the age of 91. :\'(
https://www.ktvu.com/news/former-ktvu-reporter-betty-ann-bruno-dead-at-91
From her Wikipedia page:
As a child, she appeared in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz as one of the munchkins. She had previously had a bit role in John Ford's 1937 film The Hurricane. Her work in television won her three Emmy Awards. In 2020, she published her autobiography, titled The Munchkin Diary: My Personal Yellow Brick Road.
Bruno lived in California, was married to Craig Scheiner and had three sons. She was a Stanford graduate and was reported in media as one of the few surviving cast members from The Wizard of Oz.
Later in her career, she was a reporter and television host who worked for KTVU-Channel 2 in San Francisco for over 20 years, until her retirement in 1992. 8)
Back when I lived in Indiana they used to have annual Munchkin reunions in Chesterton. I don’t imagine there are very many original Munchkins left anymore to hold such events. :-\\