Biography

Ruth Duccini was born on July 23, 1918 in Rush City, Minnesota, USA. She was an actress, known for Under the Rainbow (1981), The Daily Show (1996) and The Making of the Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2013). She was married to Fred Duccini. She died on January 16, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Before her death, she was the last surviving female munchkin, out of the original group of 120. As of January 2014, Jerry Maren is now the only surviving munchkin.

She had two children with her husband, Fred: a daughter named Margaret, and a son named Fred.

She died of natural causes at the Solari Hospice Care Centre in Las Vegas, after a brief illness.

During WWII, she worked at Douglas Aircraft as a riveter. She was able to squeeze into small spaces where full-sized adults couldn't fit.