Bert Lahr

Bert Lahr
Lahr pictured c. 1936
Born	Irving Lahrheim (1895-08-13)August 13, 1895 New York City, U.S.
Died	December 4, 1967(1967-12-04) (aged 72) New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Union Field Cemetery, Ridgewood, New York
Occupations	Actor comedian vaudevillian
Years active	1909–1967
Height	5 ft 9 in (175cm)
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Mercedes Delpino ​ ​ (m. 1929; ann. 1939)​ Mildred Schroeder ​ (m. 1940)​
Children	3, including John and Jane
Relatives	Martin Gottfried (former-son-in-law), Connie Booth (daughter-in-law)
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Irving 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 for his role as the Cowardly Lion, as well as his counterpart Kansas farmworker "Zeke", in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer adaptation of The Wizard of Oz (1939). He was well known for his quick-witted humor and his work in burlesque and vaudeville and on Broadway.