Franz Balluck
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Franz "Mike" Balluck was an Austria
n actor with dwarfism
, best known for his role as one of the Munchkins in the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz
".
He was the brother of dwarf actress Josefine Balluck
, who also appeared as a Munchkin in "The Wizard of Oz".
He died on 24 January 1987 at the age of 73.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n actor with dwarfism
Dwarfism
Dwarfism is short stature resulting from a medical condition. It is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than 4 feet 10 inches , although this definition is problematic because short stature in itself is not a disorder....
, best known for his role as one of the Munchkins in the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of Oz (1939 film)
The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was directed primarily by Victor Fleming. Noel Langley, Florence Ryerson and Edgar Allan Woolf received credit for the screenplay, but there were uncredited contributions by others. The lyrics for the songs...
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He was the brother of dwarf actress Josefine Balluck
Josefine Balluck
Josefine Balluck was an Austrian actress with dwarfism, best known for her role as one of the Munchkins in the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz"....
, who also appeared as a Munchkin in "The Wizard of Oz".
He died on 24 January 1987 at the age of 73.