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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
The musical satirist, who has died aged 97, was famously sharp and funny – but his contemporaries also remember his generosity and humility
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bbc.com
American musical satirist Tom Lehrer dies at 97, US media report
Lehrer, a Harvard-trained mathematician, wrote darkly humorous songs, often with political connotations.
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theguardian.com
Tom Lehrer, acclaimed musical satirist of cold war era, dies aged 97
A child prodigy in mathematics who graduated Harvard at just 19, his darkly prophetic and cynical show tunes won him a cult following in the 50s and 60s
