The Untold Story: Munchkins Explore Forest Lawn Cemetery

1939 Four of the Munchkins visited Forest Lawn Cemetery while filming The Wizard of OZ
Judy Garland claimed they were drunks!
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[@joannbeiser4907]

Met Mickey Carroll on several occasions and have his autograph on a photo. Also he was kind enough to show photos of George burns without his toupee from the last time he saw him. A literal pack of snapshots he had picked up. He used to own a local monument shop in St. Louis and we were shopping for my husbands father. Years later I ran into him behind me at the grocery store and introduced him to our new baby and thanked him for being him. Warm, open and kind.

[@AussieAngel826]

Wow so Forest Lawn been around since 1917 beautiful cemetery

[@lisad476]

Thanks Scott always watched this movie with my Mom every year.

[@leetherockjohnson5376]

Poor David, can't catch a break,or should i say BREAKS😂,haha. Nice vlog Scott.

[@frannyleyden7988]

I knew a woman whose aunt and uncle were munchkins in the Wizard of Oz. She said they told her it was pretty wild, lots of partying and romantic interludes. I can understand it, being a little person in that day was isolating. Can you imagine walking in and seeing hundreds of little people everywhere? It must have been overwhelming for all of them .

[@leesashriber5097]

I really appreciate this upload Scott. My favorite movie of all time it The Wizard of Oz!!😊 I love and appreciate all the hard work you do to bring rare behind the scenes clips and photos. Keep ''em coming!!😊 I wonder how many people are buried there. It's huge!!

[@donculver153]

Great release Scott. That cemetery is beautiful. You never know who you might be stepping on. Thanks.

[@MichaelsBackporch]

Like 99 ...I got 99 problems but this video isn't one of them. Good job, love it and the munchkins.

[@GodWearsGucci]

Yes! Thank you Scott. Love the behind the scenes 💕🐿

[@gregorystell6858]

I've been to Forest Lawn twice in my life and it just boggles the mind how big that place can be.

[@ilanarhian]

It’s vast! I went there with my German husband who was amazed that you could drive around it (I know that’s common in the US but not in Europe!)

[@gregorystell6858]

@@ilanarhian the funny thing is that it's not close to the largest cemetery in the US

[@joanndallas4683]

Well done! I appreciate you taking us along Scott.

[@gregoryboyd7176]

There's a wildly-fictional and little-seen 1981 movie called UNDER THE RAINBOW about the Munchkins stay at the Culver Hotel during filming in 1938; with filming done in the actual hotel itself. Played broadly for cheap laughs via stereotypical sight-gags it starred Chevy Chase, Carrie Fisher, Eve Arden and Billy Barty, with a cameo by original Munchkin Jerry Maren. Critics panned the movie for it's tawdry humor which is why it's so rarely seen today. Fun trivia: This was the final film of Makeup Artist Fred B. Phillips...who also worked on 1939's WIZARD OF OZ.

[@laurastrobel718]

I remember it, but I haven't seen it. I mentioned this movie the other day when my daughter randomly brought up the Munchkins and their alleged antics. ☺️ Thanks for the post. 🤗 🌈

[@DearlyDepartedTours]

Great costumes - terrible movie. All based on Judy's inebriated talkshow appearance

[@WillChandlerFLD120]

​@@DearlyDepartedToursyeah here tapes from the writer of her book were pretty sad too. RIP JG...

[@harrythehammer]

I am such a huge fan of your videos, Scott thank you so much

[@kimglass4851]

I read a few stories where alot of the munchkins were getting drunk and fighting with each other at the hotels they were staying at. I cant remember what munchkins they interviewed for these stories but Im sure u can find them, so Judy was actually correct about all the drunks they had. Great story again, Scott! 💜

[@HeatherSVideos1]

When you were showing L. Frank Baums grave I was like OMG NO WAY!!! The crusty old looking rose in front of his grave is the rose I left there on September 14th. Lol. And it's still there. I know it's mine cause I checked my photos and the bend in the stem is the exact same and it's in the exact same position/spot right in front of that piece of grass sticking up. How wild to now see it on KZbin almost 2 months later. I drove alllllllllllll over that cemetery that day. (I'm very proud of myself for finding William Wyler and Edith Head. THAT was not easy!) Even finding L Frank Baum and figuring out how to get down there took me a minute. Forest Lawn Glendale is absolutely incredible. I enjoyed this video Scott!!!

[@laurastrobel718]

So interesting. One of my favorite movies. I watched it every year when it came on when I was a kid, and became a Judy Garland fan for life. Thanks Scott 🌞🌈

[@voiceofreason7856]

One story I heard about those 'wild' Munchkins - years ago, now ! - is they were dissatisfied with something that was going on on the 'Oz' set ( I believe it was.... ), so on their way to the studio one day - in their buses the studio used to shuttle them back and forth with - a bunch of them mooned right out the bus windows to show their 'displeasure' ( and everything else, too....!!! ) I assume it's a true story, and I can just picture it, Scott !!! LOL

[@sallykohorst8803]

A great story and this cemetery has so much history and stuff on the munchkins.

[@newto74]

Scott, absolutely love all your work. So informative. Spend most evenings watching your work. Keep at it, you are awesome

[@kaymad143]

Thank you for letting us see the Munchkins! I have always wondered how they did after the Wizard of Oz.

[@Hugginsince79]

I love your novelty stories, it makes your channel so neat

[@seattlescofflaws]

More greatness from Scott. Thank you.

[@ellenfagan4338]

Absolutely fascinating! Thanks so much, Scott, for taking us on this glorious, whacky mysterious tour. ✌️♥️

[@pamhutzell8268]

So cool! I loved that movie! Thank you for sharing such cool stuff!!

[@wht-rabt-obj]

I actually LOVE the thought that the munchkins had a blast and got drunk 😂 Good on 'em!

[@Tatortot318]

Very Good Scott, enjoyed this tour

[@ItsaKindOfMagic86]

Thanks for the tour

[@SarahColeman-mo2dw]

I’ve been to Italy recently. I’ve seen the real statue of David. It was awesome

[@kplante7881]

Neat…. Thanks for sharing!

[@blazefairchild465]

I remember about many years ago a munchkin past away and it made the news a few days later my high school age son & I were driving and on the car radio it came on the news another munchkin had passed the following week a third one or the second was being mentioned again. The news caster said yet another munchkin has crossed over the rainbow bridge. Omg my son said ,” I hope the remaining munchkins are on high alert, their friends are dropping like flies. Well , I said that certainty is not very nice , I know mom but their families must be worried about them. I explained to his they were all very old and actually been pretty lucky to have had such a long life , as back in the old days dwarfs and other little were known to have shorter life spans due to heart conditions and other issues,but now they can live much better longer lives with today’s medical technology. I got the dvd a the library and we watched the movie together with his siblings who had never seen the movie either . He became so interested he researched dwarfism for a school project and used photos of the Munchkins as his Title page.

[@maryellenshock]

Cool! Kudos to your son!

[@jeffcampbell6898]

I knew Mickey Carroll from when I was in the USAF, He would always come to the Base and visit us all. I was stationed in Missouri at the time.

[@natalieangelo54]

My all time favorite movie ITS TIMELESS

[@timgreenglass]

thanks. really interesting.

[@jillburn1]

thank you for that , the Wizard of Oz is a wonderful movie!

[@KingHenryVR4]

I still have to get around to watching that Under The Rainbow movie from the 80s with Chevy Chase and Carrie Fisher 🙂

[@SHERRY0010]

I named my pet bunny , Princess Munchkin to honour all smaller living creatures .

[@WillChandlerFLD120]

My nephew an LP was 22 never met another LP. I took him to a gathering of other LPs in early 2000. I never partied that hard in my life😂

[@Maryspetsittinginthepacificnw]

Interesting to see how they make new areas for graves.

[@aprillisa5950]

I have been catching up with watching documentaries about the authors of my favorite books as a child. I started with Lewis Carroll and then Roald Dahl. I find that the authors who wrote these classics and what had inspired them to write them is more interesting than the story themselves. I guess my next author will now be L. Frank Baum.

[@kathyhays9819]

That was very cool. Thanks for sharing

[@brucesumter4327]

wow so cool L,Frank,Baum is same age me by 100 years he whould been 167 yup that is for sure 1856-1919 that was so cool you meet those people's ty for video

[@paulwalker1793]

Nice one i

[@acelarson1872]

Very nice thanks.

[@debbieclark7031]

I met Karl at The Judy Garland Festival in Grand Rapids. He was adorable, a little hard of hearing, and told wonderful stories about the other movies he'd been in. . He and his assistant talked about how his parents didn't understand why he was so small or what to do with him. R.I.P. Karl what a life he had.

[@paulcarlsen4088]

My grandmother is buried there. Yes, it definitely is the Disneyland of the afterlife!

[@DMfilmfan]

Margaret and Meinhardt (with his wife?) appeared at the King of Prussia mall (PA) as part of a TCM promotion. Lots of fantastic memorabilia on display - costumes, props etc. Both Margaret and Meinhardt were patiently signing free 8 X 10 photos. They had on heavy Munchkin-type costumes, it was summer and stuffy in the mall. It HAD to be uncomfortable for them to be dressed like that in the summer. Garbo was rumored to have visited the Munchkin set, I wanted to ask if that was true. Some TCM person told me "No questions", just let them know how (what name) you want them to sign the photo to. I got the impression that someone asked about the orgy rumor before I got there, so the people in charge decided 'no questions allowed'.

[@cathyhendrix7552]

When I was a little kid i would get so excited to watch The Wizard of Oz when it would come on t.v. Of course it only came on once a year. It was the same for the Christmas cartoons like Frosty and Rudolf. But now a days kids just ain't interested in them anymore. I think it started with my kids generation. Thanks to VHS and then DVD's. What a shame.

[@maryellenshock]

Wizard of Oz always came on TV Easter time.

[@moonwalker_818]

You can see the stained glass windows from the outside of the great mausoleum that surrounded Michael Jackson’s sarcophagus/tomb at 1:44 from the view point the video was filmed .

[@KatrinkaGivens-yh1fh]

I WOULD LOVE TO MEET YOU SCOTT AND GO ON ONE OF YOUR TOURS!

[@natalieangelo54]

Interesting as Always Scott , i love your story telling i could listen to you for hours on end , thk you for posting this , BTW IS MATTHEW PERRY BURIED HERE ??? JUST WONDERING

[@scottsprings9604]

Always fun.

[@WhatsYourGhostStory]

"The Walt Disney of the afterlife." Love that! Did you come up with that or was he known with that moniker in life?

[@libbycampbell2557]

With all that area now dug up, what did they do with the folks that were already buried there?!

[@joannmichaels8840]

Remember the lovely Fern Formica!

[@SarahColeman-mo2dw]

I’ve had a cousin that was a little person. Unfortunately he had passed away. He was 13 years old

[@TyhlerNovac]

Frank Obama's hometown of Chittenango New York which is 20 minutes north of Syracuse New York

[@badapple65]

Is it just me? Or does the lower left hand corner of the base for the huge statue scene look blood splattered?

[@jennywahl6479]

Did you use to do radio in Iowa?

[@DearlyDepartedTours]

In Michigan.

[@Thecorgially]

Funny Judy Garland said the munchkins were soused, she was a full time heavy duty drunk herself.

[@natalieangelo54]

Jack Parr omg lol 😂

[@joyceadams5765]

This is where ill be interred so beautiful.

[@freakshowfilmfestival3591]

Under The Rainbow, completely autobiographical. Even right down to Billy Barty being a German spy. Lol

[@user-ti7yt9vj2f]

My mother said many yrs ago she met one living in Dublin GA could he have been a fake or the real thing

[@dmzabo3914]

What are the chances that when this cemetery replaces that mystery of life statue it will be diversified more. Any takers? Not that i really care, but some things should be left as they were.

[@DearlyDepartedTours]

haha how could you possibly do that? I get it though.

[@kathyflorcruz552]

Gosh. I don't think there was anything wrong with the effort to put replicas of classical artwork in that cemetery for visitors to enjoy. Not at all.

[@roknrolbilly]

so very kool!