The New York Daily News has an obituary for James "Little Jimmy" Mastrangelo, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 68. He was famous for dressing up as Uncle Sam during the Nathan's finals at Coney Island and also played an Oompa Loompa in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971). update The wake will be tomorrow in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. update April 8 The Brooklyn Paper also has an obituary citing the cause of death as prostrate cancer.

April 7, 2015 at 11:32 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Movies, Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, New York City | Permalink * Comments (2)

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  1. anonymous said

    April 7, 2015 @ 11:52 am

    What even more sad is that he published an autobio 3yrs ago but nobody bought it and the only two reviews of the book came from his cousin and Crazy Legs
    http://www.amazon.com/Little-Man-Thinking-Big-Autobiography/dp/147834525X

  2. anonymous said

    April 10, 2015 @ 2:16 am

    Unfortunate that some competitive eaters especially the more active ones will die of some form of cancer related to the digestive system as years progress

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