Wizard of Oz star Betty Ann Bruno dies after suffering a ‘sudden’ heart attack

Journalist Betty Ann Bruno, who played a Munchkin in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, has died at the age of 91 after suffering a sudden headache and later a heart attack

Betty Ann Bruno, who starred as a Munchkin in The Wizard of Oz, has died at the age of 91.

The Emmy-winning TV reporter had been dancing at Sonoma Women’s Club on Sunday when she suffered a “sudden, splitting headache”. Her husband Craig Scheiner then rushed her to the hospital.

At the hospital, Betty had “a heart attack and collapsed on the floor” before reaching the front desk. Her husband said: “She had no major health issues. Her heart just wore out. She died of old age.”

Craig explained how his wife had been very active in the weeks before her death. He said she had been busy teaching hula classes and meeting up with her friends.