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Betty Ann Bruno,77, left, of Sonoma, Priscilla Clark,79 of Corona del Mar, and Ardith Todd,78 , of West Covina, were members of the Munchkins in the original Wizard of Oz, and pose in front of Grauman’s Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard, Nov. 12, 2008.

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Best known to fans forThe Wizard of Oz, in which she was cast as a munchkin at age 7, Bruno went on to become anEmmy-winningtelevision producer and local news reporter. PerDeadline, Bruno’s family did not provide a cause of death.

Born in Wahiawa, Hawaii, and of Native Hawaiian descent, Bruno spent her childhood in Hollywood, launching a child acting career with an uncredited role in John Ford’s 1937 movie,The Hurricane,according toDeadline.

Her 2020 memoir,The Munchkin Diary: My Personal Yellow Brick Road, detailed the Stanford University graduate’s other endeavors after sharing the screen withJudy GarlandinThe Wizard of Oz.

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Judy Garland as Dorothy with the munchkins in The Wizard of Oz

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Bruno was one of the few remaining stars in Victor Fleming’s Oscar-winningThe Wizard of Ozfilm. In 2018, whenJerry Marendied, he was considered the last surviving cast member of the 124 actors with dwarfism who played munchkins.

source: people.com