Holly Near

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Holly Near (2007)

Holly Near (born June 6, 1949 in Ukiah , California ) is an American songwriter , singer , actress and teacher .

Life

After finishing school, Near became the singer of the American band Freedom Singers , who performed songs of American folk music. Near graduated from UCLA in California and participated in the university's theater program. Near took part in the Vietnam protests as a student and became a member of Another Mother for Peace .

Since 1969 she appeared on US television in various television productions. Her first television appearance was on the television show The Mod Squad . This was followed by appearances in the television series All in the Family and The Partridge Family . Near also appeared in the films Slaughterhouse-Five and Minnie and Moskowitz . In 1970 she played the role of Fran in The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart . Near was briefly a member of the musical comedy troupe First National Nothing , which released the album If You Sit Real Still and Hold My Hand, You Will Hear Absolutely Nothing (Columbia Records - LP C 30006). Near also played in the Broadway musical Hair in 1970 . Together with her musical colleagues, she protested about the Kent State massacre . Near responded to this incident with her song It Could Have Been Me , which she released on her album in 1974. In 1971, Near took part in the FTA Tour , an anti-Vietnam War street tour organized by activist Fred Gardner and actors such as Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland . In the 1970 and 1980s, Near wrote and sang other songs, which she released in various albums.

Among other things, she sang in her musical career as a singer with musicians such as Ronnie Gilbert , Pete Seeger , Arlo Guthrie , Mercedes Sosa , Bernice Johnson Reagon , Bonnie Raitt , Jackson Browne , Meg Christian , Cris Williamson , Linda Tillery , Joan Baez , Phil Ochs , Harry Belafonte and other singers such as the Chilean group Inti-Illimani .

In the 1970s, Near lived with the musician Meg Christian for three years . Near wrote her autobiography in 1990, entitled Fire In The Rain, Singer In The Storm . She wrote the anthem We Are A Gentle, Angry People for the Unitarian Universalist Association .

Holly Near was nominated for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize as part of the 1000 Women Project .

Filmography (selection)

Movies

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Works (selection)

  • 1990: Autobiography Fire In The Rain, Singer In The Storm : An Autobiography. New York: W. Morrow. ISBN 978-0688087333 .

Prizes and awards (selection)

Near has received awards from the American Civil Liberties Union , the National Lawyers Guild , the National Organization for Women , the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences , Ms. Magazine (Woman of the Year), the Legends of Women's Music Award, and from the Impact Fund .

Web links

Commons : Holly Near  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder ( Memento of the original from October 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / uucboulder.org
  2. ↑ 1000 PeaceWomen Worldwide. Holly Near , accessed on: April 14, 2018, (German digital version of: Verein 1000 Frauen für den Friedensnobelpreis (Ed.): 1000 PeaceWomen Across the Globe , Series: Contrast Book, Verlag Scalo, Zurich 2005).
personal data
SURNAME Near, Holly
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American singer and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH June 6, 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH Ukiah , California