Did someone actually hang themselves in The Wizard of Oz?

The so-called “munchkin suicide” scene in the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz occurs at the very end of the Tin Woodsman sequence, as Dorothy, the Scarecrow, and the Tin Woodsman head down the road on their way to the Emerald City. read more

Rumors continue to fly that someone can be seen hanging from a branch in one of the scenes. An urban myth. The only weird situations were the severe reaction the original Tin Man (Buddy Ebsen) had to the silver paint used as make up. read more

August 20, 2015 October 26, 2016 / C.R. Berry Gaining new traction recently is the notorious pop culture urban legend about a munchkin actor who committed suicide on the set of 1939’s The Wizard of Oz. read more