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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).
The Cowardly Lion is a character in the fictional Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum. [1] ... Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion for the 1939 film.
Like much of the cast, Bert Lahr is best known for his role in The Wizard of Oz. As the film progresses, his Cowardly Lion becomes anything but, fiercely defending his cohorts and discovering self ...
The Cowardly Lion's costume was made from real lion skin and fur. [63] Due to the heavy makeup, Bert Lahr could only consume soup and milkshakes on break, which eventually made him sick. After a few months, Lahr put his foot down and requested normal meals along with makeup redos after lunch.
The Tin Man (Jack Haley), The Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr), Dorothy (Judy Garland), The Scarecrow (Ray Bolger), and The Doorman (Frank Morgan, top) at the entrance to the Emerald City in "The Wizard ...
The Cowardly Lion: The Wizard of Oz: Bert Lahr. Originated the role in Wicked on Broadway: Puppet. Wicked the movie: CGI lion. The Wizard of Oz: The Wizard of Oz: Frank Morgan.
"If I Were King of the Forest" is a song from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. [1]The comic number is sung by the Cowardly Lion played by Bert Lahr during the scene at the Emerald City, [2] when the Lion, Dorothy (with Toto), Tin Woodman and Scarecrow are waiting to learn whether the Wizard will grant them an audience.
His salary for the film, according to Fricke: $72,000 (around $1.63 million today). Jack Haley and Bert Lahr, who played the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion, respectively “made near that amount ...