Posted on 04/10/2010 11:43:45 PM PDT by nickcarraway
One of the last surviving Munchkins from The Wizard Of Oz, Meinhardt Raabe, has died at the age of 94.
Raabe, who played the coroner of the Munchkin Country in the 1939 musical classic, passed away on Friday at a medical facility in Orange Park, Florida.
The veteran star was admitted to hospital after reportedly collapsing at his retirement home.
Raabe was plucked from obscurity at the age of 23 to play the famous role in The Wizard of Oz, which saw him declare the the Wicked Witch of the East "really most sincerely dead".
After his appearance in the movie, he served in the Civil Air Patrol during World War II and worked as a spokesperson for American food company Oscar Mayer.
He also published a notable autobiography, titled Memories of a Munchkin: An Illustrated Walk Down the Yellow Brick Road, and appeared at numerous Wizard of Oz conventions.
Sad to hear. May he RIP, and prayers for his family and friends and the repose of his soul.
Is he really, most sincerely dead?
It’s amazing....with all the medical problems short people have to face....they live well into their 80’s and 90’s.
that’s a bad ass hat right there
Depends on the movie. Depends on the role.
And in this case, depends on the hat!
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