Name
Peter Yarrow
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1938-05-31
Deathday
2025-01-07 (87 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
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.
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- 1986 Peter, Paul and Mary: 25th Anniversary Concert as Self
- 2013 Martin Luther King and the March on Washington as Self
- 1988 Peter, Paul & Mary: The Holiday Concert as Himself
- 1978 Puff, the Magic Dragon as Father (voice)
- 1983 Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. Lowenstein as Self
- 1970 King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 Peter, Paul & Mary: Carry It On as Self
- 2013 Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation as Self
- Soon I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War as Self
- 1968 You Are What You Eat
- 1967 Festival as Self
- 2015 While We're Young as Ira Mandelstam
- 1971 Peter Paul and Mary: The Song Is Love as Himself
- 2014 50 Years with Peter Paul and Mary as Himself
- 1977 Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration as Self
- 1979 Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies as Father (voice)
- 1993 Peter, Paul and Mommy, Too as Self – Vocals / Guitar
- 2024 Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame: Inaugural Induction Ceremony as Self - interviewee / performer
- 2007 The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival as Self
- 1968 The Sixth Side of the Pentagon
- 2005 No Direction Home: Bob Dylan as Self
- 1958 77 Sunset Strip ( 1 episode )
- 1950 The Jack Benny Program ( 1 episode ) as Peter Yarrow
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show ( 3 episodes ) as Self
- 1950 What's My Line? ( 1 episode ) as Self - Mystery Guest
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show ( 1 episode ) as Self - Guest
