Peter Yarrow
May 31, 1938 (86 years old) in New York City, New York, USA
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.
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- 2024 · Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame: Inaugural Induction Ceremony as Self - interviewee / performer
- 2015 · While We're Young as Ira Mandelstam
- 2014 · 50 Years with Peter Paul and Mary as Himself
- 2013 · Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation as Self
- 2013 · Martin Luther King and the March on Washington as Self
- 2004 · Peter, Paul & Mary: Carry It On as Self
- 1993 · Peter, Paul and Mommy, Too as Self – Vocals / Guitar
- 1988 · Peter, Paul & Mary: The Holiday Concert as Himself
- 1986 · Peter, Paul and Mary: 25th Anniversary Concert as Self
- 1983 · Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. Lowenstein as Self
- 1979 · Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies as Father (voice)
- 1978 · Puff, the Magic Dragon as Father (voice)
- 1977 · Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration as Self
- 1971 · Peter Paul and Mary: The Song Is Love as Himself
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self
- 1970 · King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis as Self (archive footage)
- 1968 · You Are What You Eat as
- 1968 · The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- 1967 · Festival as Self
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- 1958 · 77 Sunset Strip as
- 1950 · The Jack Benny Program as Peter Yarrow
- 1950 · What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- Future · I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War as Self