As the movie "The Wizard of Oz" marks its 70th anniversary, the famed Lollipop Kid Munchkin, Jerry Maren, now 88, took a stroll down the yellow brick memory lane.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jerry Maren, the last surviving munchkin from the classic 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" and the one who famously welcomed Dorothy to Munchkin Land, has died at age 99.

Jerry Maren, the last living actor who played a Munchkin in The Wizard of Oz, has died at the age of 98. Maren died May 24 at a San Diego nursing home according to The Associated Press.

LOS ANGELES — Jerry Maren, the last surviving munchkin from the classic 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz” and the one who famously welcomed Dorothy to Munchkin Land, has died at age 99. Maren ...

The oldest Munchkin from “The Wizard of Oz” has died, according to a report. Jerry Maren, who was just 18 years old when he appeared in the 1939 classic as a member of the Lollipop Guild, died ...

Jerry Maren, who played a munchkin in 1939's classic "The Wizard of Oz," has died. He was the last surviving munchkin from the film, and was 98.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jerry Maren, the last surviving munchkin from the classic 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz” and the one who famously welcomed Dorothy to Munchkin Land, has died at age 98.

Original Munchkins Jerry Maren, Margaret Pellegrini and Karl Slover attend the “Wizard of Oz” 70th Anniversary Emerald Gala at Tavern on the Green in New York, Thursday, September 24, 2009.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jerry Maren, the last surviving munchkin from the classic 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz" and the one who famously welcomed Dorothy to Munchkin Land, has died at age 99.