News about Clara Blandick
What became of Betty Ann Bruno's legendary cast as a Munchkin actress, from Aunt Em's traumatic suicide to Judy Garland's ferocious drug battles?
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August 1, 2023
What happened to the cast of Wizard of Oz? With Betty's recent death, who was best known for playing one of the munchkins in the 1939 film, it has resurfaced. Dorothy, Glinda, the Wicked Witch of the West, the Tin Man, Scarecrow, and Cowardly Lion are all fictional characters, but the actors behind the beloved roles have a very different story. Although some of the cast members from The Wizard of Oz went on to have lucrative careers, appearing in a slew of other films and TV shows, others struggled to land leading roles after the film's fame. Some went on to lead troubled lives before eventually shifting to other occupations or stepping out of the spotlight entirely. FEMAIL went forward and recapped everything that came of Betty's death, from Judy Garlands' tragic fall from grace to Clara Blandick's tragic suicide.