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St. Louis Munchkin

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As movie stars go, the actors who played Munchkins in "The Wizard of Oz" were not all that prolific. For many, it was their only shot in Hollywood.By Tom Weber, KWMU

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St. Louis, MO – As movie stars go, the actors who played Munchkins in "The Wizard of Oz" were not all that prolific.

For many, it was their only shot in Hollywood.

But renewed interest in the movie over the past two decades has brought the few who are still alive out from the shadows for countless charity events and personal appearances.

One of them lives in the St. Louis suburb of Bel-Nor.

Michael Finocchiaro is better known as Mickey Carroll and he's just a few months away from turning 88.

KWMU's Tom Weber recently visited with him.

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