<P> In the classic 1939 movie musical The Wizard of Oz, loosely based on Baum's novel, the Munchkins are mostly portrayed by adult actors with dwarfism (with a very few average - sized child actors, used mostly in the background). Unlike the book, their country is called Munchkinland and they wear garments of many colors instead of all - blue attire . </P> <P> On November 20, 2007, the Munchkins were given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . Seven of the surviving Munchkin actors from the film were present . As a result of the popularity of the 1939 film, the word "munchkin" has entered the English language as a reference to small children, persons with dwarfism, or anything of diminutive stature . </P> <P> The following is a list of actors who portrayed the Munchkins in the 1939 film . Most of the dwarfs hired were acquired for MGM by Leo Singer, the proprietor of Singer's Midgets . A Daily Variety news story from August 17, 1938 stated that 124 munchkins had been signed on to play the munchkins, however modern sources place the number either at 122 or 124 . An additional dozen or so child actresses of average size were hired to make up for the shortage of little people that the studio found to appear in the film . At least one munchkin actor named Dale Paullin (stage name: "Paul Dale") did not make the final cut for the movie . </P> <P> In 1989, author Stephen Cox researched, found, and wrote about the surviving Munchkin actors fifty years after they made the film . He wrote about them in his book, The Munchkins Remember (1989, E.P. Dutton) which was later revised as The Munchkins of Oz (Cumberland House), and his book remained in print for nearly two decades . When he wrote the book, 33 of the dwarfs who acted in the film were still alive and were interviewed . Today, Jerry Maren, who played the green "lollipop guild" member, is the last living Munchkin actor . </P>

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