Peter Yarrow

Acting

Peter Yarrow

Born May 31, 1938 · New York City, New York, USA

Died January 7, 2025 · aged 86

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. De…

Known For

While We're YoungWhile We're Young · 2015
While We're Young
6.02015
MovieComedyDrama
An uptight documentary filmmaker and his wife find their lives loosened up a bit after befriending a free-spirited younger couple.
Puff, the Magic DragonPuff, the Magic Dragon · 1978
Puff, the Magic Dragon
7.01978
MovieAnimationFamily
Jackie is a boy who is so trapped by his fears and doubts that he could not communicate with anyone. Then, a magic dragon named Puff comes to help Jackie by taking his soul force on a wonderous voyage to his island of Honah Lee. Along the way, they have adventures that nurture Jackie's imagination and courage in unorthodox ways.
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living LiesPuff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies · 1979
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies
6.81979
MovieAnimationFamily
Sandy is a little girl with a penchant for whoppers. However, when her lies start go so far as to implicate the innocent for her own misdeeds, Puff decides to step in. Using his magic, Puff takes Sandy to the Land of Living Lies where everyone tells the most ridiculous lies and honesty is persecuted. Only when Sandy realizes the need for honesty can she help Puff escape this insane world. Written by Kenneth Chisholm
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. NobodyPuff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody · 1982
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody
6.81982
MovieAnimationFamily
The magic dragon teaches a boy to believe in his own creative abilities.
You Are What You EatYou Are What You Eat · 1968
You Are What You Eat
4.41968
MovieMusicDocumentary
A montage of the weird, a freak-out film that appeared when the expression was in fashion and in flower, along with the flower people. The film was one of the first exponents of the mobile camera-rock track-optical effect school of filmmaking, and it is much a document as it is a documentary. A repellent and fascinating depiction of the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, along with Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco and the East Village in New York. Tiny Tim amounts to something resembling a recurring motif and narrator.
The Sixth Side of the PentagonThe Sixth Side of the Pentagon · 1968
The Sixth Side of the Pentagon
6.81968
MovieDocumentaryHistory
Chris Marker and François Reichenbach document the massive anti–Vietnam War protest held in Washington, D.C., on October 21, 1967, where more than 100,000 demonstrators gathered at the Lincoln Memorial before marching on the Pentagon. Filmed amid the crowd, the short captures the tension, idealism, and growing radicalism of the American peace movement.
77 Sunset Strip77 Sunset Strip · 1958
77 Sunset Strip
7.21958
SeriesCrimeDrama
Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama. They work out of an office located at 77 Sunset Strip in Los Angeles, California, right next door to a snazzy restaurant where Kookie works as a valet. The finger-snapping, slang-talking Kookie occasionally helps Stu and Jeff with their cases, and eventually becomes a full-fledged member of the detective agency. Rex Randolph and J.R. Hale also join the firm, and Suzanne is their leggy secretary.
The Jack Benny ProgramThe Jack Benny Program · 1950
The Jack Benny Program
7.81950
SeriesComedy
Laugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular performers from his radio show days.

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