Description: Magazine regulars Tweetbook Say goodbye to worktime boredom. It seems as though The Wizard of Oz all takes place in the span of one day. The supposed "hung munchkin" is really just the awkward silhouette of an ostrich or an emu, or even a crane used on the set to convey more of an outdoorsy feel to that particular scene. Did Dorothy in The Wizards of Oz commit suicide? So please either register or login.
Wizard of oz midget hanging self. Snopes needs your help! Learn more. A lovelorn actor portraying one of the munchkins hanged himself on the set during the filming of The Wizard of Oz. This sequence begins with Dorothy and the Scarecrow trying to pick fruit from the talking apple trees, encompasses their discovery of the rusted tin man and their encounter with the Wicked Witch of the West who tries to set the Scarecrow on fire , and ends with the trio heading off to Oz in search of the Wizard:.
For generations, The Wizard of Oz has been a beloved classic. The movie — which stars Judy Garland as a Kansas girl who gets literally swept up on an adventure to the magical land of Oz — was a sensation upon its initial release. But its production is mired with dark rumors , including one about a potential suicide on set. Perhaps more than most movies, The Wizard of Oz was sadly home to many regrettable moviemaking decisions that would never be allowed to happen today.
Film history obsessive, New Hollywood fetishist and comics evangelist. It seems like nothing significant, until you start hearing the rumours that the silhouette looks an awful lot like a Munchkin actor hanging themselves. Why would a Munchkin actor kill themselves and not even have the common decency to do it off-camera, you ask?