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| Munchkin actress Margaret Pelligrini dies aged 89 | |
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| Margaret Pelligrini, one of the last surviving Munchkins from classic film The Wizard of Oz, has died aged 89. | Margaret Pelligrini, one of the last surviving Munchkins from classic film The Wizard of Oz, has died aged 89. |
| Pelligrini, who played the flowerpot Munchkin and one of the sleepy head kids in the 1939 fantasy, died at her Phoenix, Arizona home on 7 August after suffering a stroke earlier in the week. | Pelligrini, who played the flowerpot Munchkin and one of the sleepy head kids in the 1939 fantasy, died at her Phoenix, Arizona home on 7 August after suffering a stroke earlier in the week. |
| Born Margaret Williams in 1923, she appeared in the film at the age of 16. | Born Margaret Williams in 1923, she appeared in the film at the age of 16. |
| Her death means there are now only two Munchkin actors still alive - Jerry Maren, 93, and Ruth Duccini, 95. | Her death means there are now only two Munchkin actors still alive - Jerry Maren, 93, and Ruth Duccini, 95. |
| Pelligrini was one of seven original Munchkins to attend an unveiling of a star in their honour on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007. | Pelligrini was one of seven original Munchkins to attend an unveiling of a star in their honour on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007. |
| A wreath bearing her name has been placed on the star, located at 6915 Hollywood Boulevard, by the Hollywood Historic Trust. | A wreath bearing her name has been placed on the star, located at 6915 Hollywood Boulevard, by the Hollywood Historic Trust. |
| In an interview she gave in 2010, Pelligrini attributed her involvement in The Wizard of Oz to being "in the right place at the right time". | In an interview she gave in 2010, Pelligrini attributed her involvement in The Wizard of Oz to being "in the right place at the right time". |
| "I have to pinch myself to see if it's true that I really am famous," she told the Northbrook Star. | "I have to pinch myself to see if it's true that I really am famous," she told the Northbrook Star. |