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Peter Yarrow dies at 86 longtime folk icon and activist
Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary died at 86 at his Manhattan home from bladder cancer. A civil rights and antiwar advocate, he co wrote Puff the Magic Dragon and helped launch the 1960s folk revival before legal troubles and later MeToo era scrutiny affected his public career.
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