Stern & Loebl Families Database
A fully searchable database containing the Jewish ancestors of the Stern and Lobl/Loebl families - and their many descendant lines as researched by Gerald Stern.
Irving LAHRHEIM became BERT LAHR
1895 - 1967 (72 years)-
Name Irving LAHRHEIM became BERT LAHR Birth 13 Aug 1895 New York, NY, USA Gender Male Death 4 Dec 1967 New York, NY, USA Person ID I3192 My Genealogy Last Modified 1 Mar 2024
Father Jacob LAHRHEIM, b. 1870 d. 1947 (Age 77 years) Relationship natural Mother AUGUSTE Relationship natural Family ID F1272 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Mercedes DELPINO, b. 1898 d. 1965 (Age 67 years) Marriage 1929 Lake Hopatcong, New Jersey, USA Children 1. Herbert LAHR, b. 1929 d. Apr 2002, Tucson, AZ, USA (Age 73 years) [natural] Family ID F153 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Mar 2024
Family 2 Mildred SCHROEDER Marriage 1940 Children 1. Living 2. Living Family ID F1025 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 1 Mar 2024
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Notes - Bert Lahr was the actor who played the cowardly lion in the movie 'The Wizard of Oz'. He played King Louis XV in DuBarry was a Lady on Broadway in 1939. He was also the inspiration for Chick Sherman's Funnyman character together with Buster Keaton. During the 1950,s Lahr and Keaton were popular faces in advertisements. Lahr championed the slogan 'Betcha can't eat just one' for Lay's Potato Chips. After the birth of a son, Lahr hired nurses to care for mother and child. His wife, Mercedes, had a mental break down and took to drinking. She was eventually committed to a sanituarium. Memories of Mercedes haunted Bert Lahr for decades and after her death he did not speak a word for three days. Died of cancer.