Lewis A. Croft (May 2, 1919 â€" April 29, 2008) was an American actor
with dwarfism, best known for his role as a Munchkin soldier in the
1939 film "The Wizard of Oz".Lewis Croft was born in Shelley, Idaho in
1919 to Samuel and Roseland Crofts. Growing up in a large family, he
was the fourth of 14 children. He left home when he turned 16 to work
in circuses and sideshows under the stage name "Idaho Lewis" in order
to support himself and his other siblings. Shortly after, he was
offered a role in The Wizard of Oz as one of the Munchkin soldiers,
which he accepted.After his work as a Munchkin on The Wizard of Oz, he
continued to tour at fairs, before working in a "midget" bar.He
married his first wife Delores Del Rio in 1948 and returned to his
hometown of Shelley, Idaho in 1953 to raise a family. Delores died in
1978, and five years later Croft married his second wife, Eva Arwin.
with dwarfism, best known for his role as a Munchkin soldier in the
1939 film "The Wizard of Oz".Lewis Croft was born in Shelley, Idaho in
1919 to Samuel and Roseland Crofts. Growing up in a large family, he
was the fourth of 14 children. He left home when he turned 16 to work
in circuses and sideshows under the stage name "Idaho Lewis" in order
to support himself and his other siblings. Shortly after, he was
offered a role in The Wizard of Oz as one of the Munchkin soldiers,
which he accepted.After his work as a Munchkin on The Wizard of Oz, he
continued to tour at fairs, before working in a "midget" bar.He
married his first wife Delores Del Rio in 1948 and returned to his
hometown of Shelley, Idaho in 1953 to raise a family. Delores died in
1978, and five years later Croft married his second wife, Eva Arwin.
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