'Oz' Munchkin Karl Slover dies

Karl Slover, who carried out one of the Munchkins in 1939 classic film "The Wizard of Oz," died Tuesday in Dublin, Ga. He was 93.Some-ft-5 Slover carried out charge trumpeter inside the Munchkins' band.He came out inside a "Wizard of Oz" festival in Chesterton, Ind., in September and signed autographs.A nearby of what is the Czech Republic, Slover was 2 foot tall at 8, and also the father sent him to use in the traveling show. He changed his surname from Kosiczky to Slover, the title in the family that possessed the circus where he labored, and increased to become u . s . states citizen in 1943.Slover, who was simply 21 when he came out in "The Wizard of Oz," also had roles in "They Gave Him a Gun" (1937), classic screwball comedy "Talking about Baby" (1938), "Block-Heads" (1938) and many types of-midget Western "The Terror of Small Town" (1938) he carried out a baby a few years later in Billy Wilder's classic alcoholic-bender film "The Lost Weekend" (1945).Much more recently, Slover made looks in lots of "Oz"-related documentaries, including "We're Away and off to Start to see the Munchkins" (1993), "I Married a Munchkin" (1994) and "Recollections of Oz" (2001). More youthful crowd came out on "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" and "Entertainment Tonight."(Connected Press brought with this report.) Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com