Jerry Maren

American actor (1920-2018)
Person human Q3177488
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Jerry Maren

Summary

Jerry Maren is a human[1]. His place of birth was Boston[2]. He was born on January 24, 1920[3]. He passed away in San Diego[4]. He died on May 24, 2018[5]. He worked as an actor[6], television actor[7], and stunt performer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (423 views/month, #7,099 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Jerry Maren was born in Boston[2].
  • Jerry Maren's place of birth was Roxbury[10].
  • Jerry Maren died in San Diego[4].
  • Jerry Maren was born on January 24, 1920[3].
  • Jerry Maren was born on January 24, 1919[11].
  • Jerry Maren died on May 24, 2018[5].
  • Burial took place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park[12].
  • Jerry Maren held citizenship in United States[13].
  • English was Jerry Maren's native language[14].
  • Jerry Maren worked as an actor[6].
  • Jerry Maren's professions included television actor[7].
  • Jerry Maren worked as a stunt performer[8].
  • Jerry Maren is recorded as male[15].
  • Jerry Maren's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Jerry Maren's Commons category is recorded as Jerry Maren[17].
  • The cause of death was dementia[18].
  • Jerry Maren's family name is recorded as Maren[19].
  • Jerry Maren's given name is recorded as Jerry[20].
  • Jerry Maren's medical condition is recorded as dwarfism[21].
  • Jerry Maren's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[22].
  • Jerry Maren's described by source is recorded as Jerry Maren, Who Sang and Danced as a Munchkin in Oz, Dies at 98[23].
  • Jerry Maren's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Jerry Maren's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gerald Marenghi'}[25].
  • Jerry Maren's start of work period is recorded as 1938[26].
  • Jerry Maren's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q218593', 'amount': '+53.9'}[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1919-01-24[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2018-05-24[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 41c36436-3b95-4d26-a1c1-b26eb4aeb264[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Boston[2], a city in the United States[33], in United States[34], founded in 1630[35] and Roxbury[10], a neighborhood in Boston[36], in United States[37], founded in 1630[38]. Recorded date of birth include January 24, 1920[3] and January 24, 1919[11]. English was Jerry Maren's native language[14].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor[6], television actor[7], and stunt performer[8].

Death and Burial

Jerry Maren died on May 24, 2018[5]. He passed away in San Diego[4]. The cause of death was dementia[18]. Burial took place at Forest Lawn Memorial Park[12].

Why It Matters

Jerry Maren ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (423 views/month, #7,099 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Jerry Maren born?

Born in Boston[2], Jerry Maren…

Where did Jerry Maren die?

Jerry Maren passed away in San Diego[4].

What did Jerry Maren do for work?

Jerry Maren worked as actor[6], television actor[7], and stunt performer[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [11] . sfchronicle.com. sfchronicle.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [5] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Native language English
    Place of birth Boston, Roxbury
    Languages spoken, written or signed English
    Manner of death natural causes
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