December 4 - Remembering Frank Zappa, Hannah Arendt, and Bert Lahr

Frank Zappa died 16 years ago

Frank Vincent Zappa was born on December 21, 1940 in Baltimore, Maryland. He co-wrote the song Valley Girl. Mr. Zappa died on December 4, 1993 in Los Angeles, California.



Hannah Arendt died 34 years ago

Hannah Arendt was born on October 14, 1906 in Hanover, Germany. She wrote the book The Origins of Totalitarianism. Ms. Arendt died on December 4, 1975 in New York City, New York.



Bert Lahr died 42 years ago

Bert Lahr was born on August 13, 1895 as Irving Lahrheim in New York City, New York. He acted as the “Cowardly Lion” in the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz. Mr. Lahr died on December 4, 1967 in New York City, New York.