page_title: Betty Tanner
hierarchical_section_title: Betty Tanner
caption_attribution_description: Publicity photo of actress Betty Tanner whose best known role was as one of the Munchkins in The Wizard of Oz.
context_page_description: Betty D. Toczylowski, credited as Betty Tanner, was an American actress with dwarfism, best known for her role as one of the Munchkin villagers in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. Tanner was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, and was the third of four children born from Polish parents. She was the only dwarf in the family, ultimately reaching a height of only four feet three inches. She died from a heart ailment on November 8, 1994 in Boston.
context_section_description: Betty D. Toczylowski (February 5, 1916 – November 8, 1994), credited as Betty Tanner, was an American actress with dwarfism, best known for her role as one of the Munchkin villagers in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. Tanner was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, and was the third of four children born from Polish parents. She was the only dwarf in the family, ultimately reaching a height of only four feet three inches. She died from a heart ailment on November 8, 1994 in Boston.
caption: Tanner in 1948.
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