- Elly Annie Schneider
Elly Annie Schneider (1914?-
September 6 ,2004 ) was anactress who played one of theMunchkin villagers in "The Wizard of Oz" (1939).Born in
Stolpen ,Germany , she moved to theUnited States in 1925 to join three siblings who were also little people. She was 39 inches (99 cm) tall and weighed 46 pounds (21 kg).The four siblings-Harry, Gracie, Daisy and Tiny-were among the little people who welcomed Dorothy to Munchkinland in a 10-minute scene in "The Wizard of Oz". They also appeared in "Sailors, Beware", a 1927
Laurel and Hardy short, and thecult classic "Freaks ", in 1932, and performed with theRingling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus and the Christiana Brothers Circus.External links
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