Jerry Maren Wiki: Relationship, Salary, Net Worth, Ethnicity

 

Jerry Maren (born January 24, 1920) is an American actor and the last surviving Munchkin from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. He is also the last surviving cast member of that film.

Maren was born Gerard Marenghi in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Italian immigrants. His father died when he was three, and his mother remarried. He has two sisters and a brother. His early education was in the Boston public schools.

Maren began his career as a child actor in vaudeville. He first appeared on stage at the age of four. He later appeared in burlesque, stock, and night clubs. He also worked as a clown in the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

In 1939, Maren auditioned for the role of a Munchkin in The Wizard of Oz. He was one of 124 actors who were hired for the film. He played the role of the Lollipop Guild Member who presented Dorothy Gale (played by Judy Garland) with a lollipop.

Maren appeared in several other films, including The Three Stooges in Society (1945), The Greatest Show on Earth (1952), and It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963). He also appeared on television shows such as The Love Boat and Fantasy Island.

In the 1980s, Maren retired from acting and opened a collectibles shop in San Diego, California. He later worked as a tour guide at Universal Studios Hollywood.

Maren married Elizabeth Barrington-Ward in 2006. He has no children.

Maren is 5 feet 2 inches (157 cm) tall and weighs 100 pounds (45 kg). He has blue eyes and gray hair.

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia