Pete Seeger

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1919-05-03 (95 years old)

Deathday

2014-01-27

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.

Acting

1969

1971

The Foolish Frog

as Narrator (voice)

2014

2002

2010

Gasland

as Self (archive footage)

1989

1967

Festival

as Self

2014

The Winding Stream

as Self (archive footage)

1984

Chords of Fame

as Himself

2019

ReMastered: The Lion's Share

as Himself (archive footage)

2012

Production

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