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Tom Lehrer, acclaimed musical satirist of cold war era, dies aged 97

5 days ago

The New York Times

Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97

4 days ago

How Tom Lehrer Escaped the Transience of Satire

5 days ago

By Adam Gopnik

Remembering composer and musical satirist Tom Lehrer

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‘I’m hoping to be the world’s youngest dirty old man’: the wit of Tom Lehrer, by those who knew him

4 days ago

By Francis Beckett

Opinion

The subversive genius of Tom Lehrer

5 days ago

By Melanie McDonagh

Why today’s toothless comedians can’t compare to Tom Lehrer. Plus, his five funniest songs

5 days ago

Aspen Daily News

Skinner: Those were the days to remember

4 days ago

Engelsberg Ideas

Tom Lehrer dared you to laugh

4 days ago

By Mathew Lyons

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Where is Tom Lehrer now?

Tom Lehrer, a popular musical satirist who rose to fame in the 1950s and '60s before returning to a career teaching math, has died at age 97. Lehrer died on Saturday at his home in Cambridge, Mass., his friend David Herder confirmed to NPR.

Tom Lehrer, influential musical satirist, dies at 97

Where did Tom Lehrer teach?

Our TV critic David Bianculli notes that for the vast majority of those years, Tom Lehrer was not a performer. He was a professor teaching mathematics at Harvard and MIT.

Remembering composer and musical satirist Tom Lehrer

Personal perspective

What Tom Lehrer Left Us

5 days ago

By Suzy Weiss

Tom Lehrer Told Me Why He Wrote ‘Hanukkah in Santa Monica’ (Sort Of)

13 hours ago

My Childhood is officially over. Tom Lehrer is dead.

2 days ago

By Daily Kos

All coverage

Tom Lehrer found matter worth roasting everywhere he looked

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The American Prospect

Tom Lehrer and Mort Mintz, RIP

3 days ago

By Robert Kuttner

The Wall Street Journal

Opinion | Tom Lehrer’s Lyrics Are Funny and Timeless

14 hours ago

Tom Lehrer obituary

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By Francis Beckett

The Washington Post

Opinion | Tom Lehrer was the face of the real 1950s

5 days ago

By David Von Drehle

UC Santa Cruz - News

Why math and musical prodigy Tom Lehrer was so well-suited for young UC Santa Cruz

11 hours ago

The Tom Lehrer I Knew

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By Corby Kummer

The Harvard Crimson

Tom Lehrer ’47, Mathematician and Musician Who Set Wicked Satire to Cheery Tunes, Dies at 97

1 hour ago

Heritage Florida Jewish News

Tom Lehrer, satirist who sang about 'Hanukkah in Santa Monica,' dies at 97

17 hours ago

By Philissa Cramer

A voice for his generation, Tom Lehrer found laughter even in the most sensitive aspects of Jewish life and history

4 days ago

By Benjamin Ivry

Pittsburgh City Paper

Lynn Cullen Live: Lynn mourned the loss of musical satirist Tom Lehrer (07-28-25)

5 days ago

By Lynn Cullen

The Boston Globe

Opinion | Barbed lyrics, beloved songs: remembering Tom Lehrer

2 days ago

Moment Magazine

Tom Lehrer, American Cassandra

3 days ago

By Gwydion Suilebhan & Steven Gimbel

Musical Impresario Cameron Mackintosh Pays Tribute To “Wickedly Witty” Tom Lehrer

4 days ago

By Jake Kanter

FIRE | Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression

Say it with a song

4 days ago

By Angela C. Erickson

Financial Times

Tom Lehrer, satirical songwriter, 1928-2025

5 days ago

Tom Lehrer and His Irreverent Songs

5 days ago

By Yvette Alt Miller

Harvard Magazine

Thomas Andrew “Tom” Lehrer

4 days ago

By Jonathan Shaw

Iconic ‘60s Singer and Satirist Dies at 97

5 days ago

By Sheli Paige Frank

See moments from Tom Lehrer's career as a musical satirist

5 days ago

Marginal REVOLUTION

Tom Lehrer, RIP

6 days ago

Reason Magazine

Tom Lehrer Satirized the National Security State From the Inside

5 days ago

By Matthew Petti

Buzz Report: Musician Tom Lehrer dead at 97

5 days ago

Improbable Research

Tom Lehrer is gone

4 days ago

By Marc Abrahams

Here’s every mention of Harvard in the lyrics of Tom Lehrer

5 days ago

By Dave Eisenstadter

Lookout Santa Cruz

Tom Lehrer: the man who walked away

6 days ago

By Wallace Baine

Tom Lehrer Obituary (1928 - 2025) - Legacy Remembers

5 days ago

Tom Lehrer, Influential Satirist Whose Topical Songs Poked and Prodded America in the ’50s and ’60s, Dies at 97

6 days ago

By Chris Morris

Life is Like a Piano: Tom Lehrer (1928-2025)

5 days ago

By Matt Zoller Seitz

The Spectator World

RIP Tom Lehrer

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American musical satirist Tom Lehrer dies at 97, US media report

6 days ago

By Ruth Comerford & Ali Abbas Ahmadi

Comedian, soldier, and NSA mathematician Tom Lehrer dies at 97

6 days ago

By Nicholas Slayton

Tom Lehrer, Influential Song Satirist With a Cult Following, Dead at 97

6 days ago

By Daniel Kreps

Tom Lehrer, political song satirist and mathematician, dead at 97

5 days ago

By Eric Todisco

Los Angeles Times

Tom Lehrer, musical satirist, dies at 97

6 days ago

By Stacy Perman

Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Tom Lehrer, satirist who sang about ‘Hanukkah in Santa Monica,’ dies at 97

6 days ago

By Philissa Cramer

The Hollywood Reporter

Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist Whose Influence Peaked in the ’50s and ’60s, Dies at 97

6 days ago

By Carly Nicole Thomas

The Washington Post

Tom Lehrer, master satirist of Cold War era, dies at 97

6 days ago

By Nicole Arthur

Tom Lehrer, songwriter and influential political satirist, dies at 97: Reports

6 days ago

By Edward Segarra

Tom Lehrer, song satirist and mathematician, dies at 97

6 days ago

By Gillian Flaccus

Tom Lehrer, song satirist and mathematician, dies at 97

6 days ago

Tom Lehrer, song satirist, dies at 97

6 days ago

The Boston Globe

Tom Lehrer, math whiz who found international fame as a musical satirist, dies at 97

5 days ago

By Bryan Marquard

Tom Lehrer, admired musical social satirist, dies at 97

6 days ago

ABC7 Los Angeles

Tom Lehrer, song satirist and mathematician, dies at 97

5 days ago

The Boston Globe

Tom Lehrer’s influence on political satire is still playing out today

5 days ago

By Don Aucoin

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