Holly Near was born on June 6, 1949 in Ukiah, California, USA as Holly Holmes Near. She is an actress, known for Slaughterhouse-Five (1972), Dogfight (1991) and Minnie and Moskowitz (1971).
I do not separate my music from my heart nor do I separate my ideas from my daily life. I open myself up to learning as much as I can about humanity and this mysterious life experience.
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The world is a challenging lover, and I am desperately in love.
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She was awarded the 1992 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Performance for "Fire in the Rain...Singer in the Storm" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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"Fire in the Rain....Singer in the Storm" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California was awarded the 1992 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Production.
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Kevin Bacon is her cousin.
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The "guest speaker" at the Cathedral of Hope on Sunday, September 16th 2007. The Cathedral of Hope is the largest LGBT church in the world...
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Her Redwood recording label has been the prolific center for alternative music since 1972. Pete Seeger, Bonnie Raitt, Arlo Guthrie and Peter, Paul and Mary have are only a few of the label's stream of politically-conscious artists and peace activists. Redwood has since closed, but tracks from the records issued by Redwood are available on CD from her website.
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Has written hundreds of songs and recorded 16 albums, alone and in collaboration.
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Considered an ambassador of peace, she was named "Woman of the Year" in 1985 by Ms. Magazine.
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Began her career on stage (the musical-comedy troupe "First National Nothing", Broadway's "Hair"), TV ("The Mod Squad") and film ("Slaughterhouse Five") before focusing full time on her political activism through her music.
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Accomplished songwriter and folksinger. Her composition "Singing For Our Lives" appears in "Singing the Living Tradition", the official hymnal of the Unitarian Universalist Association, under the title "We Are A Gentle, Angry People" .
courtesy: "I Am Willing", "Singing For Our Lives" / performer: "I Am Willing", "Singing For Our Lives" / writer: "I Am Willing", "Singing For Our Lives" completed
Een vrouw als Eva
1979
writer: "The Rock Will Wear Away"
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1972
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Women on the Land - Creating Conscious Community
2012
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The Resurrection of Victor Jara
2015
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The Power of Their Song: The Untold Story of Latin America's New Song Movement
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