Did you know that the movies, Wicked and the Wizard of Oz, have connections to Wisconsin? ?? ?? ???????????? An actress from Mazomanie, Wisconsin has a historic role in Wicked. Marissa Bode plays Nessarose, the Wicked Witch of the West’s (Elphaba’s sister). She is the first actress living with a disability to take on this iconic musical character. Learn more in this WMTV 15 News story: https://wihist.org/3Zn2iOE ???????????? ???? ???? On Aug, 12, 1939, the first publicized showing of the final, edited film, “Wiard of Oz” was at the Strand Theatre in Oconomowoc. And Meinhardt Raabe was one of Wisconsin's best-loved media personalities. For almost three decades Raabe played Little Oscar, "the World's Smallest Chef," driving the OSCAR MAYER FOODS company's Wienermobile and appearing in countless advertisements and promotional events. He was best known for playing the Munchkin coroner in the film, "The Wizard of Oz." ??: The Journal Times ??: Meinhardt Raabe, dressed as the Coroner from "The Wizard Of Oz," shaking hands outdoors with a man wearing a hat and coat, circa 1940 | WHI Image 26111
