Actor info
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Name :
Peter Yarrow
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Born :
May 31, 1938 in New York City, New York, USA (86 years at death)
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Died :
January 7, 2025
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Known for :
Acting
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Gender :
Male
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Film career :
21 films (1967–2024)
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Also known as :
Peter, Paul and Mary
Biography
Peter Yarrow (May 31, 1938 - January 7, 2025) was an American singer and songwriter who found fame with the 1960s folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary. Yarrow co-wrote (with Leonard Lipton) one of the group's greatest hits, "Puff, the Magic Dragon". He was also a political activist and supported causes that ranged from opposition to the Vietnam War to support for school anti-bullying programs. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Yarrow, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Notable films
- While We're Young (2015) as Ira Mandelstam
- No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005) as Self
- Puff, the Magic Dragon (1978) as Father (voice)
- King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) as Self (archive footage)
- The Sixth Side of the Pentagon (1968)
