Meinhardt Raabe

Birthday: 2 September 1915, Watertown, Wisconsin, USA

Birth Name: Meinhardt Frank Raabe

Height: 140 cm

Raabe was born in Watertown, Wisconsin, in 1915. In 1934, he was a member of the Midget City cast at the Chicago World's Fair. The money from his appearances at the fair and other places was how ...Show More

Raabe was born in Watertown, Wisconsin, in 1915. In 1934, he was a member of the Midget City cast at the Chicago World's Fair. The money from his appearances at the fair and other places was how he paid for his bachelor's in accounting and master's in business administration.His wife, Marie Hartline, worked for a vaudeville show called Rose's Royal Midget Troupe.After Oz, while the film always remained a large presence in his life, he was a pilot and an instructor in the Civil Air Patrol during World War II, worked as a spokesman for the Oscar Mayer hot dog company for 30 years, a horticulturist, and teacher as well as during later years toured fan conventions. Hide