What is Bert Lahr?
[[File:Bert Lahr Circa 1940s.jpg|thumb|Lahr in the 1940s]] '''Bert Lahr''' (born '''Irving Lahrheim''', August 13, 1895 – December 4, 1967) was an American entertainer. He was born Irving Lahrheim in New York City. He started his career in [[vaudeville]]. He performed in [[Broadway]] [[musicals]]. He was in [[Cole Porter]]'s musical ''DuBarry was a Lady'' in 1939. He was also in the movie ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'' in 1939. He played the Cowardly Lion. Lahr was married twice. He had three children. He died of [[cancer]], aged 72. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lahr, Bert}} [[Category:1895 births]] [[Category:1967 deaths]] [[Category:Actors from New York City]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in New York City]] [[Category:Vaudeville performers]] [[Category:American musical theatre actors]] [[Category:American movie actors]] {{US-actor-stub}}