<Tr> <Th> Occupation </Th> <Td> Actor </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Jessie Kelley (m. 1940--1968; her death) </Td> </Tr> <P> Karl Becker (November 24, 1887--December 28, 1968) billed as Charlie Becker, was a German American actor . He was 3'9" in height, and is probably best known for appearing as the Munchkinland Mayor in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Ken Darby dubbed the Mayor's vocals in the film . </P> <P> Becker was born near Frankfurt, Germany in the town of Muschenheim . As a teenager, he worked as a butcher, but often struggled to use the knives and other equipment, and was ridiculed by his fellow workers . When he was about 19, he began performing in travelling "midget shows", and eventually joined the Singer Midgets, a famous troupe led by Leo Singer of Austria . The Singer Midgets moved to the United States during World War I, and became popular on the vaudeville circuits . Becker became friends with George Burns, Will Rogers, and other stars of the time . </P>

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