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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1919-05-03 (105 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Pete Seeger

Biography:

Peter Seeger (May 3, 1919 – January 27, 2014) was an American folk singer and social activist. A fixture on nationwide radio in the 1940s, Seeger also had a string of hit records during the early 1950s as a member of the Weavers, notably their recording of Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene", which topped the charts for 13 weeks in 1950. Members of the Weavers were blacklisted during the McCarthy Era. In the 1960s, Seeger re-emerged on the public scene as a prominent singer of protest music in support of international disarmament, civil rights, counterculture, workers' rights, and environmental causes.

Known For

Acting

2023

2022

2019

2015

2014

The Winding Stream as Self (archive footage)

2013

2012

2011

2010

Gasland as Self (archive footage)

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1997

1996

1991

1990

1989

1988

1984

1983

Reading Rainbow as Himself - Narrator (voice)

1982

1980

1978

1977

1972

1971

The Foolish Frog as Narrator (voice)

1970

1969

1968

The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest

1967

Festival as Self

1965

1963

1962

1961

1959

1947

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Writing

1971

Sound

1962

1961

Cattle Ranch as Music

1960

Indian Summer as Musician

Crew

1964

Singing Fishermen of Ghana as Cinematography

Editing

1945