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    Lahrheim (August 13, 1895 – December 4, 1967), known professionally as Bert Lahr, was an American stage and screen actor and comedian. He was best known...
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  • family. He is the son of Mildred "Millie" Schroeder, a Ziegfeld girl, and Bert Lahr, an actor and comedian most famous for portraying the Cowardly Lion in...
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  • Jane Lahr (born September 2, 1943) is an American author, editor, and literary agent, the daughter of actor Bert Lahr, and sister of The New Yorker drama...
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    the heavy makeup, Bert Lahr could only consume soup and milkshakes on break, which eventually made him sick. After a few months, Lahr put his foot down...
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    Lion was a humanoid biped and played by Bert Lahr, a popular vaudeville and Broadway star, with many of Lahr's trademark mannerisms deliberately worked...
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    of a successful vaudeville and burlesque comedy act in the 1920s with Bert Lahr, who was also her husband. Delpino was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and...
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  • 1958), Dutch politician Bert Kreischer, (born 1972), American comedian Bert Laeyendecker (1930–2020), Dutch sociologist Bert Lahr (1895–1967), American...
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  • Wisdom, Forrest Tucker, Harry Andrews, Denholm Elliott, Elliott Gould and Bert Lahr. The film was released by United Artists on December 18, 1968, to generally...
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  • "Snaggletooth", featuring the eventual character's general manner and Bert Lahr–inspired voice but without collar or cuffs, first appeared on television...
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  • German descent Jane Lahr (born 1943), daughter of Bert Lahr, sister of John Lahr John Lahr (born 1941), American theater critic Charles Lahr (1885–1971), German-born...
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  • Vegas-type showgirls, it was developed specifically to showcase the talents of Bert Lahr. After one preview, the show, directed by Abe Burrows, and choreographed...
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  • Howard Keel (1919–2004) Arthur Kennedy (1914–1990) Alan Ladd (1913–1964) Bert Lahr (1895–1967) Harry Langdon (1884–1944) Mario Lanza (1921–1959) Charles...
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    tour was directed by Alan Schneider and produced by Michael Myerberg. Bert Lahr and Tom Ewell acted in the initial production. The first part of the tour...
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  • Nerve" - Judy Garland, Bert Lahr, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley and Buddy Ebsen "We're Off to See the Wizard" - Judy Garland, Bert Lahr, Ray Bolger and Jack Haley...
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  • film shot in 1962, directed by Harold Daniels starring Buster Keaton, Bert Lahr and Eddie Foy Jr.. The film was to be the starring debut of Dion DiMucci...
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  • for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her work in Foxy starring Bert Lahr. Foxy played for 72 performances. In 1965, she starred in Do I Hear a...
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  • Whitman, Alden (December 5, 1967). "Bert Lahr, Comic Actor, Dies; Played Burlesque and Beckett; Bert Lahr, Comic Actor, Is Dead at 72 Child of Immigrants...
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    musical DuBarry Was a Lady where it was introduced by Ethel Merman and Bert Lahr. The song was once again performed in the 1943 film version starring Red...
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  • and the book by Herbert Fields and Buddy DeSylva. The musical starred Bert Lahr, Ethel Merman and Betty Grable, and the song "Friendship" was one of the...
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    Only had the Nerve" Bert Lahr   17. "We're Off to See the Wizard (Reprise 2)" Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Buddy Ebsen & Bert Lahr   18. "Optimistic Voices"...
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  • Page claims that he based his performance as Oogie as "somewhere between Bert Lahr in The Wizard of Oz and the voice of the demon in The Exorcist". In his...
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    Coward and Cole Porter, and frequently was paired with Gertrude Lawrence, Bert Lahr and Jack Haley. During World War II, Lillie was an inveterate entertainer...
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    actors have received it. The oldest performer to win in this category is Bert Lahr who was 68 when he won for Foxy in 1964. The youngest winner is Trent...
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    leading role in the Broadway production of Burlesque (1946–1947) opposite Bert Lahr. In 1948, she replaced Judy Holliday for the national Broadway touring...
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    in two acts and featured performances from Van Dyke, Shelley Berman, Bert Lahr, Nancy Walker among many others. The production ran on Broadway for sixteen...
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  • Ray Bolger, Helen Morgan, Ethel Merman, Ann Miller, Eleanor Powell, Bert Lahr and Rudy Vallée. Louise Brooks, Dolores Costello, Barbara Pepper, and...
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    Columbia burlesque was generally family-friendly. Performers included Bert Lahr, Fannie Brice, and Bobby Clark, Leon Errol, and Jay C. Flippen, all of...
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  • October 18, 1964. The cast included John Davidson, Stanley Holloway, Bert Lahr, Ricardo Montalbán and Susan Watson, who had appeared in the original...
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    Carroll Revue and working as a straight woman for comedians Ken Murray and Bert Lahr. By 1932, she was still performing in vaudeville when she met the saxophone-playing...
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    made his Broadway debut in the 1964 production of Foxy, which starred Bert Lahr. He also appeared in State Fair in 1996. He was a member of the repertory...
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