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From performing in The Gumm Sisters to gaining international stardom for her role as Dorothy Gale in The Wizard of Oz, Judy Garland was one of the most iconic actresses of her time. But the very movie that established her fame also exploited her in many ways. From the Munchkins making her life miserable on set to now the revelation that one element of the movie also put her life in mortal danger.

Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz | Credits: MGM

The snow that was in the movie to make it more cinematically pleasing was actually very harmful and could have had a very harmful effect on the actress.

How The Wizard of Oz Put Judy Garland’s Life in Danger?

The Wizard of Oz was truly a classic that launched actress Judy Garland to international stardom. While her memorable performance gained everyone’s attention, it also had several questionable elements attached to it.

It was 80 years ago today that a cyclone whisked Dorothy from her drab, sepia tone life in Kansas to the Technicolor land of little people, bewitched poppy fields and flying monkeys.

You may know the story well, but here are a few things about “The Wizard of Oz” that might take you by surprise.

Judy Garland had a difficult time shaking the giggles after the Lion burst into tears when Dorothy smacked him for scaring Toto. After numerous takes, you can spot her holding back a grin in what made it to the big screen.

Continuity issues arose during filming, including one that slipped through the cracks and made it into the final film. We’re talking about Dorothy’s hair length in the scene where she first encounters the Scarecrow. It’s short, it’s long, it’s short again.

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In The Wizard of Oz, the lovable Munchkins help Dorothy follow the yellow brick road to find her way home. But just like Oz himself, it turns out some of the Munchkins may not have been all they seemed.

A new memoir by Judy Garland’s ex-husband claims the Dorothy actress was repeatedly molested by some of the actors who played the Munchkins in the classic musical.

Sid Luft, who was married to Garland from 1952-1965, described the alleged abuse in a new, posthumous memoir, Judy and I: My Life with Judy Garland.

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A female Munchkin who appeared in The Wizard of Oz has died, aged 95.

Ruth Robinson Duccini passed away of natural cases today (January 17) at a Las Vegas hospice centre. There is now one surviving Munchkin from the movie.

Duccini was born in Minnesota and stood 4 feet tall. Her role in the film as a Munchkin villager was not credited.

She was present when the Munchkins received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007.

Margaret Pellegrini, the actress who played the flowerpot Munchkin, died at the age of 89 in August.

The last surviving Munchkin is Lollipop Kid Jerry Maren, aged 93.

Washington, Aug 09: Margaret Pellegrini, who played a Munchkin named Sleepy Head in the original 'The Wizard of Oz' movie, has died. She was 89.

Ted Bulthaup, who owns a Chicago theatre where Pellegrini and other Munchkins have made special appearances, revealed that Pellegrini suffered a stroke on Monday at her Glendale home and died on Wednesday at a Phoenix-area hospital, the BBC reported.

With her death, only two of the original 124 Munchkins in the movie are still alive.

Bulthaup said that the surviving Munchkins are Jerry Maren, 93, who lives in Los Angeles, and Ruth Duccini, 95, who lives in Phoenix.

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Margaret Pellegrini, one of the original Munchkins from the 1939 classic movie The Wizard of Oz, has died. She was 89. Pellegrini suffered a stroke Monday at her Glendale, Ariz., home and died Wednesday at a Phoenix-area hospital. Her death was confirmed by Ted Bulthaup, a Woodbridge, Ill., resident who owns a Chicago theater where Pellegrini and other Munchkins have made special appearances. He says he learned of it from Pellegrini's relatives. With her death, only two of the original 124 Munchkins in the movie are still alive. Pellegrini was a guest speaker at grade schools across the Phoenix metropolitan area for many years.

Margaret Pellegrini, one of the remaining Munchkins from the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz," passed away yesterday after suffering a stroke in her Phoenix home. She was 89.

Pellegrini played one of the "Flowerpot" Munchkins who greet Dorothy upon her arrival in Oz. She was in attendance in 2007 when the Munchkins received their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

In an interview with Phoenix's CBS5 earlier this year, Pellegrini gushed about her experience filming "The Wizard of Oz" as a teenager: "It's wonderful to know that I had part of it, that I was in it," she said. "It showed that we were not only little, but we could do what big people did."

Of the 124 actors who appeared in the classic movie as Munchkins, two are still alive and kicking: Lollipop Kid Jerry Maren, 93, and Ruth Duccini, 95.

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Wizard of Oz actress Margaret Pellegrini, who played one of the original Munchkins in the 1939 classic, died on Wednesday, Aug. 7, following a stroke two days prior, a longtime pal tells The Associated Press. She was 89.  Pellegrini passed away at a Phoenix-area hospital after suffering from a stroke at her Glendale, Az. home on Monday, according to Ted Bulthaup, who owns a Chicago theater where Pellegrini and other former Munchkins made appearances. "She really had a very robust personality. She was a great lady," he told [...]...

As The Wizard of Oz opened in 1939, it.s not so shocking that much of its cast has passed away since then, and many of them.including Judy Garland (Dorothy Gale), Ray Bolger (Scarecrow), Jack Haley (Tin Man), and Bert Lehr (Cowardly Lion)--decades ago. But some of the film.s smaller stars have lasted longest, helping to maintain the legacy of the adaptation of L. Frank Baum.s beloved book The Wonderful World of Oz. Of course, I.m referring to the Munchkins, but with CNN announcing the death of Margaret Pellegrini, there are only two left. Survived by 93-year-old Jerry Maren, who played a Lollipop Kid, and ninety-five-year-old Ruth Duccini, Pellegrini passed away on Monday at the age of 89 from complications following a stroke she suffered in 2012. Pellegrini, who was only three foot five inches tall, made her screen debut in The Wizard of Oz, playing a villager...

As The Wizard of Oz opened in 1939, it.s not so shocking that much of its cast has passed away since then, and many of them.including Judy Garland (Dorothy Gale), Ray Bolger (Scarecrow), Jack Haley (Tin Man), and Bert Lehr (Cowardly Lion)--decades ago. But some of the film.s smaller stars have lasted longest, helping to maintain the legacy of the adaptation of L. Frank Baum.s beloved book The Wonderful World of Oz. Of course, I.m referring to the Munchkins, but with CNN announcing the death of Margaret Pellegrini, there are only two left. Survived by 93-year-old Jerry Maren, who played a Lollipop Kid, and ninety-five-year-old Ruth Duccini, Pellegrini passed away on Monday at the age of 89 from complications following a stroke she suffered in 2012. Pellegrini, who was only three foot five inches tall, made her screen debut in The Wizard of Oz, playing a villager...

Margaret Pellegrini, the actress who played the flowerpot Munchkin in The Wizard of Oz, has died at the age of 89.

She passed away on Wednesday (August 7) in Phoenix after suffering a stroke. Pellegrini was one of only three surviving Munchkins.

The star, born Margaret Williams in Alabama, appeared in the movie aged 16 as both the flowerpot Munchkin and one of the sleepyhead kids in another scene.

Pellegrini regularly attended Wizard of Oz-themed events. She was present when the Munchkins received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007.

She was discovered at a state fair when she joined Henry Kramer's Midgets act. The actress later married Willie Pellegrini.

The two surviving Munchkins are Lollipop Kid Jerry Maren, 93, and Ruth Duccini, 95.

Margaret Pellegrini, one of the few surviving Munchkins from the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz, died Wednesday, a spokesman told CNN. She was 89.  Pellegrini died after suffering a stroke Monday at her home in Phoenix, said Ted Bulthaup, who serves as a spokesman for the surviving actors who played the little people in the movie. Photos: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2013 Pellegrini was only 16 when she played a "flower pot" Munchkin, one of several who greet Dorothy (Judy Garland) after she lands in Oz. She also played one of the sleepyhead kids in a later scene.

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Ding dong ... one of the last remaining Munchkins from the "Wizard of Oz" movie has passed away.Margaret Pellegrini reportedly died this morning around 7Am near her home in Phoenix, Az after suffering a stroke. She was 89.Standing at 3 ft. 4 inches, Pellegrini played multiple "Munchkin" parts in the movie, including a "sleepyhead" and a Munchkin villager.Pellegrini was one of three surviving Munchkins from the 1939 classic film, leaving only two behind: 93-year-old Jerry Maren, and 95-year-old Ruth Duccini.

There's an old adage that "short people live longer," and Karl Slover was a testament to that. The diminutive actor and singer, most famous for playing one of the Munchkins in "The Wizard of Oz," passed on yesterday at the age of 93.

The Associated Press reports that Slover, born Karl Kosiczky in what is now the Czech Republic in 1918, died of cardiopulmonary arrest at a hospital in Georgia. He was still appearing at events as recently as last week.

In addition to his most famous role as the first trumpeter to herald the Munchkin mayor's entrance, Slover had three other roles in the 1939 fantasy classic: a soldier, one of the sleepy heads, and one of the singers of "Follow the Yellow Brick Road." He was 21 at the time, the shortest of the Munchkins at 4-feet-4, making the mere 5-foot Judy Garland a towering giant in comparison.

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As today's Google doodle celebrates 71 years of The Wizard of Oz, we present 71 things you might not know about the musical classic starring Judy Garland

1) So frightening was Margaret Hamilton's performance as the Wicked Witch of the West that most of her scenes were heavily edited or cut entirely.

2) When the script was written, the part of the Wizard had been earmarked for Wc Fields.

3) Judy Garland's white dress was actually pink as it was easier to shoot in Technicolor.

4) A sequel using the original cast was mooted, but scrapped after Garland became such a big star and Hamilton expressed doubts over the feasibility of such a project.

5) The film has numerous lines in Premiere magazine's poll to find the 100 Greatest Movie Lines. "Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain" came in at No 24.

6) "There's no place like home" came in at No 11.

7) "Toto, I have...