Sail on Meinhardt Raabe, Munchkin coroner

[ph4ever]

Raabe, 'Wizard of Oz' Munchkin actor, dies at 94

Meinhardt Raabe, who played the Munchkin coroner in "The Wizard of Oz" and proclaimed in the movie that the Wicked Witch of the East was "really most sincerely dead," has died. He was 94.

His caregiver, Cindy Bosnyak, said Raabe - pronounced RAH'-bee - died Friday morning at a hospital in Orange Park, Fla. He was one of the few surviving Munchkins from the 1939 film.

Bosnyak said he complained of a sore throat at his retirement community before collapsing and going into cardiac arrest. He was taken to Orange Park Medical Center, where he later died, she said.

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[big john]

Sail on, li'l fella.

[ScarletB]

My all time favorite movie as a kid (actually i still watch it when it's on now )

Sail on!

(and I'm sorry I can't help but think "But he's not only really dead he's really most sincerely dead" - no disrespect intended but it was the first thing that came to mind)

[dnw]

Sail on, Meinhardt.

[SunBunny718]

Sail on, Meinhardt....definitely one of my favorite movies...

[jimsig]

Sail on!

[sunseeker]

My all time favorite movie as a kid (actually i still watch it when it's on now )

Sail on!

(and I'm sorry I can't help but think "But he's not only really dead he's really most sincerely dead" - no disrespect intended but it was the first thing that came to mind)

I thought it too Scarlet....and I think he would have wanted it that way....

[ScarletB]

My all time favorite movie as a kid (actually i still watch it when it's on now )

Sail on!

(and I'm sorry I can't help but think "But he's not only really dead he's really most sincerely dead" - no disrespect intended but it was the first thing that came to mind)

I thought it too Scarlet....and I think he would have wanted it that way....

I guess that goes to show that one semmingly small thing in your life can be remembered by others for a long long time, and that can go either way, good or bad.

[jayparrot46]

sail on i watch that movie then i was a little kid and i still watch it now

[oph]

sail on badger

in case you're wondering why i said badger read this:
http://www.uwalumni.com/home/alumniandf ... inbow.aspx

[sonofabeach]

He lived just a couple of miles from me and I saw him out quite a bit. Even met him once. A few years back at the County Chili Cook Off we thought we had it won with our booth but we lost because another dept had him as their secret weapon.
He made a lot of appearances around here fully decked out in his coroner costume.

Sail on..................

[captenuta]

Sail on.....

My Great Aunt Margaret Pellegrini is one of the last surviving cast members.

[Karacal]

One of my favorite movies ever....

Sail on, Mr. Raabe.........