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Ruth Robinson Duccini dies at 95

Ruth Robinson Duccini, who played a Munchkins in 1939 classic musical `The Wizard of Oz`, passed away. She was 95.

Los Angeles: American actress Ruth Robinson Duccini, who played a Munchkins in 1939 classic musical `The Wizard of Oz`, passed away. She was 95.
Duccini, one of the two surviving Munchkins from `The Wizard of Oz`, died of natural causes, said the Hollywood Reporter. A native of Rush City in the United States, Duccini was in the 1981 film `Under the Rainbow`, starring Chevy Chase and Carrie Fisher. The comedy revolved around the little people, who came to Hollywood to audition for `Oz`. She is survived by her son Fred and daughter Margaret.