August 13, 1895 – December 4, 1967
Tony Award-winning comedian/actor, Bert Lahr, dropped out of school to join a vaudeville troupe. It was on the stage that he spent most of his career. But it was on film – one film, in particular – where he found his greatest and most notable success. Lahr brought his humor and bravado to the role of the Cowardly Lion in the classic The Wizard of Oz and generations have loved him for it.
Irving Lahrheim was New York through and through. He was born there. He died there. And he performed practically the entire time in between. Continue reading
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