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Bob Schafer said:
I saw a headline online in 2010 that the "Coroner Munchkin" from the Wizard of Oz had died. He was one of the last surviving "Munchkins".

As coroner, I must aver
I thoroughly examined her
And she's not only merely dead
She's really, most sincerely dead!

Upon reading the article I discovered that Meinhardt Raabe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meinhardt_Raabe had written and published a book: Memories of a Munchkin; An Illustrated Walk Down the Yellow Brick Road. I purchased a copy of it on Amazon, and I highly recommend it! http://www.amazon.com/Memories-Munc...823395&sr=8-1&keywords=Memories+of+a+Munchkin

From Wikipedia:

"In addition to his role in the film, Raabe worked for many decades as a spokesman for Oscar Mayer, where he was known as "Little Oscar, World's Smallest Chef". He traveled in the first Wienermobile, which was the idea of the company founder's nephew, Carl Mayer, in 1936. Because the vehicle had little space for any passengers, Mayer realized the spokesman would have to be small and Raabe got the job"

So there's the connection. Now whenever I see a reference to the Wienermobile, I of course immediately think of Meinhardt Raabe, and I bet you will too!

One of my favorite anecdotes from the book:

The World's Fair was held in Chicago in 1934. It featured "The Midget City", and a number of the Little People who worked there became Munchkins a few years later, including Meinhardt. There was a venue at the fair known as the "Old Mexico Nite Club", where various acts performed, the most famous of whom was dancer Sally Rand. Another act that appeared at the Old Mexico was the (3) Gumm Sisters, who danced and sang. Of course, we all know that the youngest of Grand Rapids Minnesota's Gumm sisters, Frances, later changed her stage name. So, it seems, there is a good chance that some of the Munchkins and Judy Garland were acquaintences several years prior to the making of The Wizard of Oz.
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D'oh! I knew that and was thinking about it but didn't think THAT was what you were trying to reference Bob! I have that book and met Mr. Raabe and had a nice conversation with him at an Oz meetup a few years back. I also would recommend the book. Great trivia and insights into one person's experience and life.
 
I'm not mad at any of you for not posting funny images, I'm just disappointed ;)

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