Peter Yarrow

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

26

Gender

Male

Birthday

1938-05-31

Day of death

2025-01-07 (86 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Peter Yarrow

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

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Jack Benny Program

    The Jack Benny Program

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

    Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

  • The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival

    The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival

  • Peter Paul and Mary: The Song Is Love

    Peter Paul and Mary: The Song Is Love

  • King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

  • Peter, Paul and Mary: 25th Anniversary Concert

    Peter, Paul and Mary: 25th Anniversary Concert

  • 50 Years with Peter Paul and Mary

    50 Years with Peter Paul and Mary

  • Peter, Paul & Mary: Carry It On

    Peter, Paul & Mary: Carry It On

  • Puff, the Magic Dragon

    Puff, the Magic Dragon

  • Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation

    Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation

  • Festival

    Festival

  • No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

    No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

  • You Are What You Eat

    You Are What You Eat

  • While We're Young

    While We're Young

  • The Sixth Side of the Pentagon

    The Sixth Side of the Pentagon

  • Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. Lowenstein

    Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. Lowenstein

  • Peter, Paul and Mommy, Too

    Peter, Paul and Mommy, Too

  • I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War

    I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War

  • Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies

    Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies

  • Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame: Inaugural Induction Ceremony

    Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame: Inaugural Induction Ceremony

  • Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration

    Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration

  • Peter, Paul & Mary: The Holiday Concert

    Peter, Paul & Mary: The Holiday Concert