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Also Known As Irving Lahrheim
Born August 13, 1895 • New York City • New York
Died December 4, 1967 (aged 72) • New York City • New York

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Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion, Jack Haley as the Tin Man, Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow, Judy Garland as Dorothy, and Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch in a stone-walled room from The Wizard of Oz.
Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow, Judy Garland as Dorothy, Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion, and Jack Haley as the Tin Man stand together on the Yellow Brick Road in a forest scene from The Wizard of Oz.
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Ray Bolger as the Scarecrow, Jack Haley as the Tin Man, Judy Garland as Dorothy, and Bert Lahr as the Cowardly Lion run arm in arm through a field of poppies in The Wizard of Oz.
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