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.
He was remembered across the entertainment industry on Sunday, including by “Weird Al” Yankovic, who called Lehrer a “living musical hero” in a social media post on Sunday.
Wow! I’m embarrassed to admit I didn’t know he was still alive until this. Really was a pioneer in musical comedy. I still like to use New Math to confuse people, and of course his song about Wernher von Braun is legendary.
97… We should all be so lucky.