Acting
Peter Yarrow
Also Known As: Peter, Paul and Mary
Birth Date
May 31, 1938
Death Date
January 7, 2025
(passed away at 86)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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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.
Photos
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961 • 3 episodes
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
1950 • 1 episode
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968 • 1 episode
77 Sunset Strip
1958 • 1 episode
The Jack Benny Program
Peter Yarrow
1950 • 1 episode
While We're Young
Ira Mandelstam
2015
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
1970
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Self
2005
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
Self
2013
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
Self
2013
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies
Father (voice)
1979
Puff, the Magic Dragon
Father (voice)
1978
The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival
Self
2007
Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. Lowenstein
Self
1983
Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame: Inaugural Induction Ceremony
Self - interviewee / performer
2024
You Are What You Eat
1968
I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War
Self
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The Sixth Side of the Pentagon
1968
Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration
Self
1977
Peter, Paul and Mommy, Too
Self – Vocals / Guitar
1993