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Podcast: Your History Your Story
Episode: S2 Ep08 Forever A Munchkin
Description: In this episode, “Forever A Munchkin”, we will be speaking to Betty Ann Bruno. Betty Ann is one of the last surviving cast members from one of the most beloved movies of all time, The Wizard of Oz, which was released in 1939. She was just 7 years old when she was cast as a Munchkin.
Betty Ann will share stories about her experiences during the filming of The Wizard of Oz, the discovery and celebration of her ethnicity and her career as a television reporter. She will also tell the story of the Oakland, CA. firestorm of 1991 that consumed thousands of homes...