Margaret Pellegrini

Margaret Pellegrini died last Wednesday at the age of 89. She was one of the last 3 surviving Munchkins from The Wizard of Oz. Pellegrini was 3 feet, 4 inches tall when, at the age of 15, she became one of the 124 Munchkins in the epic film.

The only two surviving Munchkins now are Jerry Maren, 93, and Ruth Duccini, 95.

Munchkins were paid $50 a week for their work on the movie. This was a pretty good wage in the 1930s, but the dog who played Toto made $125 a week. That just doesn’t seem fair! However, it didn’t seem to bother Margaret Pellegrini, who once said of the situation, “He had a better agent.”

Life isn’t always fair. As a matter of fact, injustices abound. However, God is fair and just, and, in the end, he will make everything right.

“Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!”—Isaiah 30:18.