Mildred (Schroeder) Lahr (abt. 1907 - 1995)

Born about 1907 in Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA

Wife of Irving (Lahrheim) Lahr — married 1940 (to 4 Dec 1967) in New York, United States

Died Dec 1995 at about age 88 in Manhattan, New York, USA

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Biography

Obituary

Bert Lahr's Widow Dies

Mildred Lahr, who was married to the comedian Bert Lahr from 1940 until his death in 1967, died on Wednesday at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. She was 88.

Mrs. Lahr, whose maiden name was Schroeder, was born in Cincinnati and came to New York in 1928 after winning a beauty contest. She became a Ziegfeld Girl and made her Broadway debut in 1930 in Earl Carroll's "Fine and Dandy." She made occasional appearances in sketches with Mr. Lahr after their marriage, but he did not encourage her acting ambitions.

She is survived by a daughter, Jane, of New York City; a son, John, an author and a drama critic for The New Yorker, of London, and two grandchildren.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ The New York Times, December 13, 1995

See also:

• Find A Grave memorial

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Schroeder-191 created through the import of Loewenstein Descent.ged on Sep 18, 2011.