Bert Lahr: The Man Behind the Laughter and Legacy Bert Lahr was born Irving Lahrheim on August 13, 1895, in New York City to German-Jewish immigrant parents, Jacob and Augusta Lahrheim. Raised in a working-class household on the Lower East…

Bert Lahr: The Man Behind the Laughter and Legacy Bert Lahr was born Irving Lahrheim on August 13, 1895, in New York City to German-Jewish immigrant parents, Jacob and Augusta Lahrheim. Raised in a working-class household on the Lower East…