One of last 'Oz' Munchkins, Ruth Robinson dies in Vegas

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Last Updated : Jan 17 2014 | 1:40 PM IST

Ruth Robinson Duccini, who played a Munchkin in 'The Wizard of Oz', died in Las Vegas after a brief illness.

Stephen Cox, author of 'The Munchkins of Oz', said that the actress who was 95-years-old died of natural causes, CBS News reported.

Robinson was the last surviving actress to play a Munchkin in the 1939 classic film.

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First Published: Jan 17 2014 | 1:28 PM IST

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