Peter Yarrow

AKA: Peter, Paul and Mary
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1938-05-31

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.

Crew Roles

Puff, the Magic Dragon
Producer
Puff, the Magic Dragon
Music
You Are What You Eat
Producer
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies
Producer
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies
Music
Puff, the Magic Dragon
Songs
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies
Songs
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody
Songs
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody
Producer
Puff the Magic Dragon: The Incredible Mr. Nobody
Music
Cast RolesCast Roles Played = {26}

Self

1986-09-20 0

Peter, Paul and Mary: 25th Anniversary Concert

Famed folk artists Peter, Paul, and Mary celebrate their 25th anniversary in a live performance at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville. ...
Genre :Music

Self

2013-01-01 10

Martin Luther King and the March on Washington

Documentary commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's March on Washington, a pivotal moment in the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. The film tells the story of how the marc ...
Genre :Documentary, TV Movie

Himself

1988-12-23 10

Peter, Paul & Mary: The Holiday Concert

Peter, Paul, and Mary with the New York Choral Society and Orchestra. This PBS Special features a mixture of the trio's iconic folk classics, Christmas and Hannukah songs and carols, traditional spiri ...
Genre :

Father (voice)

1978-10-30 6.8

Puff, the Magic Dragon

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 ...
Genre :Animation, Family, Fantasy

Self

1983-05-31 9

Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. Lowenstein

Chronicles the life of Allard K. Lowenstein, the political activist and Congressman known for his tireless anti-war and civil rights activism. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self (archive footage)

1970-03-24 7.1

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

A presentation of key events in the life of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. Beginning with the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, MLK is followed through major steps in his struggle ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

2004-03-23 7.9

Peter, Paul & Mary: Carry It On

In this DVD release of their PBS-TV special "Carry It On", the trio recalls the beginnings of the cultural revolution of the '60's, when music emerged as a unifying force amidst the turbulent currents ...
Genre :Music, Documentary

Self

2013-01-18 7

Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation

Explores the music scene in Greenwich Village, New York in the '60s and early '70s. The film highlights some of the finest singer/songwriters of the day. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

0

I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War

At the risk of a 5-year prison term, Francesco Da Vinci struggles with his Virginia draft board to be recognized as a sincere conscientious objector to the Vietnam war. ...
Genre :Documentary

1968-09-24 3.7

You Are What You Eat

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 ...
Genre :Music, Documentary

Self

1967-10-23 5.7

Festival

Black and white footage of performances, interviews, and conversations at the Newport Folk Festival, from 1963 to 1966. The headliners are Peter, Paul and Mary, Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, and Bob Dylan, ...
Genre :Documentary, Music

Ira Mandelstam

2015-03-27 5.985

While We're Young

An uptight documentary filmmaker and his wife find their lives loosened up a bit after befriending a free-spirited younger couple. ...
Genre :Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Himself

1971-04-04 0

Peter Paul and Mary: The Song Is Love

A behind the scenes look at popular folk music trio Peter, Paul & Mary. Accompanying the group on tour across the country, Hooper captures members Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey, and Mary Travers rehearsi ...
Genre :Music, Documentary

Himself

2014-12-01 0

50 Years with Peter Paul and Mary

50 Years With Peter Paul And Mary is a documentary by four-time Emmy Award-winning producer/ director Jim Brown and features rare and previously unseen television footage including a BBC program from ...
Genre :Documentary

Self

1977-07-09 0

Phil Ochs Memorial Celebration

A tribute concert honoring the life of legendary folksinger Phil Ochs recorded at the Madison Square Garden's Felt Forum in 1976. ...
Genre :Music, Documentary

Father (voice)

1979-11-17 6.8

Puff the Magic Dragon: The Land of the Living Lies

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 Sand ...
Genre :Animation

Self – Vocals / Guitar

1993-03-09 0

Peter, Paul and Mommy, Too

A special featuring Peter, Paul and Mary performing children's songs and folk tunes. Movie recorded on October 31 and November 1, 1992 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Harvey Theater (formerly know ...
Genre :

Self - interviewee / performer

2024-10-18 0

Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame: Inaugural Induction Ceremony

The Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame: Inaugural Induction Ceremony invites viewers to come along for a journey into the heart and soul of American folk music. Welcoming the first class of inductees i ...
Genre :Music

Self

2007-12-07 8.1

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

An unvarnished chronicle of Bob Dylan's metamorphosis from folk to rock musician via appearances at the Newport Folk Festival between 1963 and 1965. ...
Genre :Music, Documentary

1968-08-26 6.2

The Sixth Side of the Pentagon

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 Memoria ...
Genre :Documentary, History

Self

2005-07-21 7.718

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star. ...
Genre :Documentary, Music

1958-10-10 6.7

77 Sunset Strip

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, r ...
Genre :Crime, Drama, Mystery

Peter Yarrow

1950-10-28 7.8

The Jack Benny Program

Laugh along with funnyman Jack Benny as he brings his underplayed humor to TV along with regular performers from his radio show days. ...
Genre :Comedy

Self

1961-12-11 5.4

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went in ...
Genre :Comedy, Talk

Self - Mystery Guest

1950-02-02 6.9

What's My Line?

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions. ...
Genre :Family, Comedy

Self - Guest

1968-06-06 6.81

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks. ...
Genre :Talk