Today’s Jewish Birthday: Peter Yarrow

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Peter Yarrow, 2008 (Photo: Wikipedia)

Peter Yarrow (May 31, 1938) is an American singer and songwriter who found fame as a member of the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary. Yarrow co-wrote (with Leonard Lipton) one of the group’s best-known hits, “Puff, the Magic Dragon”. He is also a political activist and has supported causes that range from opposition to the Vietnam War to school anti-bullying programs. Yarrow was convicted in 1970 of molesting a 14-year-old girl, for which he was pardoned in 1981 by President Jimmy Carter.

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