Peter Yarrow
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 31, 1938
- Died
- January 7, 2025 (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Yarrow, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
While We're Young
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
What's My Line?
77 Sunset Strip
The Jack Benny Program
The Sixth Side of the Pentagon
Puff, the Magic Dragon
The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Festival
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
You Are What You Eat
Filmography
I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War
Movie · as Self
Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame: Inaugural Induction Ceremony
Movie · as Self - interviewee / performer
While We're Young
Movie · as Ira Mandelstam
50 Years with Peter Paul and Mary
Movie · as Himself
Martin Luther King and the March on Washington
Movie · as Self
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
Movie · as Self
The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival
Movie · as Self
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Movie · as Self
Peter, Paul & Mary: Carry It On
Movie · as Self
Peter, Paul and Mommy, Too
Movie · as Self – Vocals / Guitar
Peter, Paul & Mary: The Holiday Concert
Movie · as Himself
Peter, Paul and Mary: 25th Anniversary Concert
Movie · as Self
Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. Lowenstein
Movie · as Self
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies
Movie · as Father (voice)
Puff, the Magic Dragon
Movie · as Father (voice)
Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration
Movie · as Self
Peter Paul and Mary: The Song Is Love
Movie · as Himself
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
You Are What You Eat
Movie
The Sixth Side of the Pentagon
Movie
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Festival
Movie · as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 3 eps
77 Sunset Strip
TV · 1 ep
The Jack Benny Program
TV · as Peter Yarrow · 1 ep
What's My Line?
TV · as Self - Mystery Guest · 1 ep