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OFFBEAT: New 'Oz' film ready for audiences with a new Indiana Munchkin

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

March 07, 2013 12:00 am

PHIL WIELAND: Indiana could afford to be less enviable

Apparently, it doesn't take much for Indiana to be the envy of other states.

October 26, 2012 12:00 am

MGM Munchkin Wardrobe Test Photo

In a rare studio test photo, Karl Slover is shown in wardrobe, displaying the back of his Munchkin Trumpeter costume for his role in the 1939 film classic "The Wizard of Oz."

November 17, 2011 12:00 am

OFFBEAT: Munchkin Karl Slover, 93, was a favorite of 'Oz' fans of all ages

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

November 17, 2011 12:00 am

Jerry and Elizabeth Maren

Jerry and Elizabeth Maren are shown in this undated photo. Jerry, now 91, played one of the Munchkin Lollipop Guild members in the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz." Elizabeth, his devoted wife of 35 years, died Jan. 28, 2011 at age 69.

January 31, 2011 12:00 am

OFFBEAT: 'Wizard of Oz' Munchkin's wife, Elizabeth Maren, dead at 69

With her bright red hair and Coke-bottle-thick glasses, Elizabeth Maren always was easy to spot at any of the annual Wizard of Oz Festival in Chesterton each year.

January 31, 2011 12:00 am

Wizard of Oz Costumes

A DECLARATION - - The Munchkin coroner hat used in the 1939 MGM film classic "The Wizard of Oz" sold at a Los Angeles auction June 12, 2010 for $30,000. (Image courtesy of Profiles in History)

June 19, 2010 12:00 am