
I Married a Munchkin
Documentary
Overview
Chesterton, Indiana's annual WIZARD OF OZ parade (as well as their many Oz-themed festivities) provides the backdrop for I MARRIED A MUNCHKIN, Tom Palazzolo's study of the life and career of Mary Ellen St. Aubin. Self-described as "normal, but little," Mary Ellen details her early start in show business as a performer in an all-dwarf vaudeville act, her brief appearance in 1946's THREE WISE FOOLS, her 1948 marriage to former Munchkin Parnell St. Aubin and their subsequent retirement from entertainment to run a bar (called the Midget Club) in the South Side of Chicago. Two other former Munchkins (Margaret Pellegrini and Clarence Swensen) briefly appear among the day's revelry. Also included is a postscript (shot some time after the initial film) featuring Mary Ellen briefly describing the original size of her role in THREE WISE FOOLS, which originally featured a line and an ill-fated "flying" effect. - Tom Fritsche
Top Cast
Carla Beesbor
Carla Beesbor
Dorothy Braid Contest Winner
Carla Beesbor
Dorothy Braid Contest Winner
Amy Garvey
Amy Garvey
Dorothy Braid Contest Winner
Amy Garvey
Dorothy Braid Contest Winner


Tom Palazzolo
Tom Palazzolo
Himself
Tom Palazzolo
Himself
Margaret Pellegrini
Margaret Pellegrini
Sleepyhead
Margaret Pellegrini
Sleepyhead
Mary Ellen St. Aubin
Mary Ellen St. Aubin
Herself
Mary Ellen St. Aubin
Herself
Patty Swenson
Patty Swenson
Herself
Patty Swenson
Herself


Elizabeth Berrington
Elizabeth Berrington
Herself
Elizabeth Berrington
Herself


Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky
Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky
Himself
Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky
Himself
Ozma Baum Mantele
Ozma Baum Mantele
Ozma
Ozma Baum Mantele
Ozma


Jerry Maren
Jerry Maren
Himself
Jerry Maren
Himself
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