Lahr

[ lahr ]

noun

1. Bert Irving Lahrheim, 1895–1967, U.S. entertainer and actor.

Example Sentences

Bert Lahr, the cowardly Lion from “The Wizard of Oz,” starred in the 1956 American premiere of “Waiting for Godot” directed by Alan Schneider at Coconut Grove Playhouse, of all places.

From Los Angeles Times

But when the play had its Broadway premiere later that same year, Lahr triumphed.

From Los Angeles Times

Directed in New York by Herbert Berghof, Lahr had been convinced to tone down his signature antics.

From Los Angeles Times

Thomas Müller* once enjoyed a serene life as a psychiatrist with his wife and three children in Lahr, a German town near the French border.

From Science Magazine

One day about 60 years ago, the comedian Bert Lahr put on a devil suit, held up a potato chip and uttered a phrase that would become a food-marketing milestone: “Betcha can’t eat just one.”

From New York Times