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| Born | Ruth L. Robinson (1918-07-23)July 23, 1918 Rush City, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | 16 January 2014(2014-01-16) (aged 95) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1939, 1981 |
| Known for | Last surviving female Munchkin (The Wizard of Oz) |
| Spouse(s) | Fred Duccini (1943-1994) (his death) |
Ruth Duccini (23 July 1918 - 16 January 2014) was an American actress and the second-to-last surviving Munchkin from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, the other survivor being Jerry Maren; Duccini was thus the last surviving female from the film and also the oldest. Her role in the film as a Munchkin villager was not credited. Her most recent appearance was when she (along with the other surviving Munchkins from The Wizard of Oz) was presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 21, 2007.
While Duccini could not recall what she earned filming Oz in 2013, the Munchkin village actors were paid $125 a week during filming ($2706 adjusted for inflation).
During World War II, Duccini worked on airplanes in a defense plant. She stated of the experience "The one thing that I’m most proud of, during the Second World War, I worked on airplanes in a defense plant. I was a Rosie the Riveter. I’m really proud of that."
Duccini made the news again when Baroness Margaret Thatcher died and critics of the former Prime Minister tried to propel "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" on the radio charts to celebrate her passing. Duccini and Maren both called the campaign "terrible" and were saddened by the movement while insisting the song was never to be used in such a way.
References
- http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/duneland/chesterton/final-female-oz-munchkin-ruth-duccini-dead-at/article_ff6f20f6-0367-5697-a512-3ff806d3086d.html
- Duccini and other surviving Munchkins receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- ^ Ramin, Setoodeh (03/08/2013). "Meet Ruth Duccini, a Munchkin From 'The Wizard of Oz'". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 08/07/2013.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - "Mickey Carroll, A Munchkin From The 1939 Classic Film 'The Wizard Of Oz,' Dies At 89". Access Hollywood. Retrieved 08/07/2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - McDermott, Kerry (2013-04-13). "Wizard of Oz munchkins slam protesters for using film song Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead to mock Thatcher's death". Mail Online. Retrieved 08/07/2013.
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