When the burial place of L. Frank Baum's niece, Dorothy Gage, was rediscovered, Mickey replaced her deteriorated headstone with one produced by his family's tombstone company.
Son of Italian immigrants. Had a twin sister.
Appears regularly on CW11/KPLR-TV's "The Fan Show" in St. Louis, Missouri. (2007)
Worked for and later owned his family's Monument business. (1980)
Still does occasional interview and personal appearances. (1996)
Met Judy Garland in a vaudeville act while both were working on the Orpheum Theater circuit. The resulting friendship led him to being cast as the violin-playing munchkin in "The Wizard of Oz".