among the last surviving Wizard of Oz munchkins dead at 93

[Herbert Anchovy]

Lead musician in the Munchkin band.

http://www.indystar.com/article/20111116/ENTERTAINMENT/111116001/Today-s-Talker-Wizard-Oz-Munchkin-dies-93?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|IndyStar.com

“He has a genuine immortality,” Fricke said. “Of the 124 little people, he’s one of the handful who got to enjoy this latter-day fame, to have people know who he was and be able to pick him out of the crowd in the movie.”

 

[PCLoadLetter]

Flags are at quarter-staff at the Lollipop Guild.

 

[hondo]

He's now a permanent member of the Lullaby League.

 

[westcoastvol]

Oddly enough, he sorta looks like the mean ol' apple tree in that photo.