In her nearly 45 years with the famous folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, singer Mary Travers has resolutely resisted the draw of fame - and the excesses and self-absorbtion that it can cultivate ...

After the diagnosis, Travers had two rounds of chemotherapy, one at Danbury Hospital and one at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, where she also underwent a bone marrow/stem cell ...

The Saginaw News fileIn this undated file photo, Mary Travers is shown with fellow members of Peter, Paul and Mary — Noel Paul Stookey, front, and Peter Yarrow.To Siusan O’Rourke, Mary ...

Soon, Travers, Yarrow, and comedian/singer Noel Stookey—whose middle name was Paul—formed Peter, Paul and Mary, becoming one of the most successful folk acts of the 1960s.

Noel Paul Stookey and Peter Yarrow sing at Mary Travers' memorial service in September 2009 (Photo by Robert Corwin) ...

Stephen Chernin/AP PhotoMary Travers at the songwriters hall of fame induction ceremony in 2005. Another pivotal figure in the history of American music has passed away. Mary Travers of folk group ...

Peter Yarrow — devoted father, passionate social activist, one-third of the iconic folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary — is in a car on his way to a recording session with his musician daugh… ...

Today in outrage, lots of people are none too happy about this "Mary Poppins" sequel. Is P.L. Travers rolling over in her grave?