Jerry Maren

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Is Jerry Maren Dead or Still Alive? Jerry Maren Birthday and Date of Death

Jerry Maren

Jerry Maren Death

Jerry passed away on May 24, 2018 at the age of 98 in La Jolla, California, United States.

Jerry Maren death quick facts:
  • When did Jerry Maren die?

    May 24, 2018
  • How old was Jerry Maren when died?

    98
  • Where did Jerry Maren die? What was the location of death?

    La Jolla, California, United States

Jerry Maren Birthday and Date of Death

Jerry Maren was born on January 24, 1920 and died on May 24, 2018. Jerry was 98 years old at the time of death.

Birthday: January 24, 1920
Date of Death: May 24, 2018
Age at Death: 98

Jerry Maren - Biography

Gerald Marenghi (born January 24, 1920), known as Jerry Maren, is an American former actor and the only confirmed surviving dwarf Munchkin of the classic 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz, in which he portrayed a Munchkin member of the Lollipop Guild. He became the last survivor of the original dwarf Munchkin cast (there are some other actors that appeared in the film that are living, including some child Munchkins) following the death of fellow Munchkin Ruth Duccini on January 16, 2014.
Maren was married to Elizabeth Barrington from 1975 until her death at age 69 on January 27, 2011. He lived in southern California. On February 29, 2016, it was reported that Maren had died of pancreatic cancer, but these reports were false. He posted a video on Instagram to say that he was alive and well, and according to friend Steve Cox, he didn't have cancer.

When The Hollywood Reporter attempted to contact Maren for a story on little people in Hollywood in August 2016, Maren's caretakers informed the reporter that he was too frail to make further appearances or conduct interviews.
Maren died in San Diego, California, at a nursing facility center in La Jolla, California on May 24, 2018, aged 98, from a combination of old age-related diseases including cachexia, heart failure and senile dementia. Maren left no immediate survivors.

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