| 词条 | Clarence Swensen |
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| name = Clarence Swensen | image = | imagesize = | caption = | birth_name = August Clarence Swensen | birth_date = {{birth date|1917|12|29}} | birth_place = Austin, Texas | death_date = {{death date and age|2009|02|25|1917|12|29}} | death_place = Pflugerville, Texas | resting_place = Cook Walden Capital Parks Cemetery, Austin | othername = | years_active = 1927–2005 | spouse = Myrna Swensen | homepage = | academyawards = | emmyawards = }} August Clarence Swensen (December 29, 1917 – February 25, 2009) was an American actor and was one of the last surviving Munchkins from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. Early lifeSwensen was born in 1917 and grew up in Austin, Texas. He was not allowed to attend a public school until he was nine because of his size. BiographyAt 4ft 6in, he played one of the 25 Munchkin soldiers in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz.[1] He also appeared in The Terror of Tiny Town as a preacher. Many of his Oz co-stars were cast members of this Western musical film. He wore a chimp suit for Tarzan Finds a Son! with Johnny Weissmuller.[2] His wife Myrna was also up for a part in The Wizard of Oz, but illness forced her to miss the opportunity.[2] After suffering a stroke in 2005, he was unable to walk and ended up in a wheelchair as a result. He suffered from poor health then after but still attended many events with the other surviving Munchkins, including the presentation of the Munchkins' star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007. DeathSwensen died on February 25, 2009 at the age of 91.[3] External links
References1. ^Obituary for Clarence Swensen Lasting Tribute {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303135446/http://www.lastingtribute.co.uk/tribute/swensen/3031710 |date=March 3, 2009 }} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Swensen, Clarence}}2. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2009-03-13/754205/ |title=Clarence Swensen remembered |date=March 13, 2009 }} 3. ^{{cite news | last = Banta | first = Bob | title = Former Munchkin dies at 91 | work = Austin-American Statesman | pages = | publisher = | date = 2009-02-26 | url = http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/austin/entries/2009/02/26/former_munchkin_dies_at_91.html | accessdate = 2009-02-26}} 6 : 1917 births|2009 deaths|American male film actors|Male actors from Austin, Texas|20th-century American male actors|Actors with dwarfism |
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