Valerie Lee in 1938 Courtesy of Stephen Cox Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Valerie Lee, who appeared in Our Gang comedy shorts and as one of the child Munchkins in The Wizard of Oz, has died. She was 94. Lee died Sunday in Reseda, Stephen Cox, author of the 1996 book The Munchkins of Oz, announced. Born Valerie Shepard in Los Angeles on Dec.