The Wizard of Oz actress Elaine Merk Binder has died.

The passing of Elaine - who was one of the last surviving cast members from the 1939 classic movie - at the age of 94 has been confirmed by her daughter, Annette Phillips.

She auditioned for the musical in 1938 and was one of the eight children selected to dance and sing as part of the Munchkin ensembles and she previously recalled how "scary" the process was.

She said: “I tried out for the ‘Wizard of Oz’ Munchkins. For me it was scary. It was my first big call for girls from a major studio.

“I was relieved when Bud told the dance director, ‘She’s O.K.’ I did not have to perform like the others did. And they selected me as one of the eight who would both dance and sing. We learned later that they had added girls to the Little People

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