Frankie Dee Brown omitted as a black munchkin

Rating: 10/10 (18 February 2006)

My dad told me that Frankie Dee Brown played in this movie as a munchkin. Hs said that this is the same Frankie Dee brown that was Ruby Dee's first husband. That was prior to marrying Ossie Davis!! Mr Dee as he was called, resided in Omaha, Nebraska during his final years. He was a midget and was often mistaken for a female by workers in a local Walgreens Drugstore. My dad used to tell me that when employees saw him from behind and heard his high pitched voice it was an easy mistake to make, but Mr Dee was quick to correct anyone who called him such!! My dad made it a habit to speak to Mr Dee every time he came into the store and loudly say "HELLO MR DEE HOW ARE YOU THIS FINE DAY?" He said that this greeting was also a way let people know that Mr Dee was not a little old lady. He told me that Mr Dee used to frequent a local Pharmacy called Lothrop Drugs before it closed and that was where the staff informed him (my dad) about Mr Frankie Dee Brown's marriage to Ruby Dee for 4 years!! So there seems to be a little color in the Munchkins after all!