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Meinhardt Raabe: Munchkin Coroner of The Wizard of Oz Dies at 94

April 9, 2010

Meinhardt Raabe was an American actor. Born on September 2, 1915, in Watertown, Wisconsin, he was about three feet, ten inches tall.

He played the Munchkin coroner who declares the Wicked Witch of the East "really most sincerely dead" in The Wizard of Oz (1939). For decades he was also the spokesman "Little Oscar, World's Smallest Chef" for Oscar Mayer.

He served as a pilot in the Civil Air Patrol in World War II and had a master's degree in business administration from Drexel University. Raabe died in Orange Park, Florida, on April 9, 2010, at age 94, after cardiac arrest.

Achievements: Played the coroner in The Wizard of Oz (1939).

Birth: September 2, 1915 - Watertown, Wisconsin.

Profession: Actor.

Interesting Facts: He was the last surviving Munchkin with lines.