Elaine Merk Binder, one of the last surviving Munchkin actors from The Wizard of Oz , has died aged 94 – and RadarOnline.com can reveal her passing has reignited scrutiny of the lurid abuse scandals said to have plagued the film's production. Article continues below advertisement

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Binder was just eight when she was cast in the 1939 musical classic, dancing and singing among the cheerful residents of Munchkinland.

But her innocence was overshadowed by darker behavior behind the scenes, with accounts describing alleged alcohol-fueled chaos, harassment and exploitation among the 124 little people hired to play Mu

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