The world’s favorite munchkin, Jerry Maren, gets fifteen more minutes of fame with his new autobiography

Of the numerous celebrity careers to be inspired by, that of Jerry Maren should be one of the first mentioned. When he came from Boston to California’s Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios to work as the Lollipop Munchkin in The Wizard of Oz, he was just over three feet tall. From there, Maren went on to numerous career highs such as playing Little Oscar and touring in the famous Weinermobile and portraying Buster Brown on television in the 1950’s. However, even experiences like that were just the beginning of a long and exciting life!

Short and Sweet: The Life and Times of the Lollipop Munchkin (Cumberland House Press) is Maren’s memoir of a sixty-plus-year career—from The Wizard of Oz The to The Adventures of Superman to “Seinfeld”—in which he carved his own niche in Hollywood. Lavishly illustrated, Short and Sweet is a treasury of entertainment that will amaze and entertain anyone who loves the munchkins, old Hollywood or popular culture in general. The book features candid commentary, unpublished photographs, and a tell-all attitude. Maren writes of:

• How he ended up in Hollywood to make The Wizard of Oz while still in his teens
• Life on the set with Judy Garland and 120 little people
• The truth about rumors of drunken orgies and wild parties at the Culver Hotel
• What it was like to work with the Marx Brothers and to have dinner at Groucho’s home
• USO tours during World War II with the midget wrestling act
• Being hired to dress up as a baby and pee on Jimmy Stewart at the actor’s bachelor party
• Working in television and radio in the Our Gang comedies and with Red Skelton, Jimmy Durante, Lucille Ball, Edgar Bergen, Andy Williams — even Tiny Tim
• Performing at the White House dressed as Freddy the Frog

There are not many people in Tinsel town who can count folks like Jimmy Stewart and Jerry Seinfeld as personal acquaintances but Jerry Maren is one of the lucky few! Short and Sweet, with its great photos, lively personalities and of course, the ever entertaining stories more than does Maren’s amazing life the overdue justice it deserves.

Jerry Maren travels the country to make appearances at Oz-related events, film conventions, nostalgia shows, and Little People of America conventions. He lives in Los Angeles, CA with his wife Elizabeth.

Short and Sweet: The Life and Times of the Lollipop Munchkin is currently available from major online book retailers and book stores everywhere.