Peter Yarrow
Born: 1938-05-31
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
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Puff, the Magic Dragon
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody
You Are What You Eat
Festival
Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation
The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan: Live at the Newport Folk Festival
The Sixth Side of the Pentagon
Top Movie Credits
While We're Young
Ira Mandelstam
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
Puff, the Magic Dragon
Songs
You Are What You Eat
Producer
Festival
Self