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Tom Lehrer, singer and influential political satirist, dies at 97: Reports
Singer-songwriter Tom Lehrer, who gained prominence for his political satire, has reportedly died at the age of 97.
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Tom Lehrer, song satirist, Harvard mathematician, dies at 97
Longtime friend David Herder said Lehrer died Saturday at his home in Cambridge. He did not specify a cause of death.
Tom Lehrer, wickedly funny musical satirist whose subversive ditties caused outrage and delight
Tom Lehrer, who has died aged 97, wrote and performed such subversive ditties as Poisoning Pigeons in the Park and The ...
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Tom Lehrer, musical satirist, dies at 97
The influential comic stylist and mathematician rose to fame lampooning mainstream American mores in the 1950s and 1960s, ...
Tom Lehrer, musical satirist and math prodigy, dead at 97
Lehrer died at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Saturday, his longtime friend David Herder told the New York Times. Lehrer's career as a musician and revered social commentator was little more ...