Ronnie Gilbert
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Biography: Ruth Alice "Ronnie" Gilbert (1926-2015) was an American folk singer, songwriter, actress, and political activist. She was one of the original members of the music quartet The Weavers, along with Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, and Fred Hellerman.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: New York, New York, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: September 07, 1926
Age: 98 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: June 06, 2015
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Isn't This a Time! A Tribute Concert for Harold Leventhal
Overview: In September of 2004 at the Toronto Film Festival, the Weavers sang together for possibly the last time.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-17
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The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time
Overview: Documentary about the blacklisted folk group The Weavers, and the events leading up to their triumphant return to Carnegie Hall.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-03-07
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Hopi: Songs of the Fourth World
Overview: A compelling study of the Hopi that captures their deep spirituality and reveals their integration of art and daily life. Amidst beautiful images of Hopi land and life, a variety of Hopi — a farmer, a religious elder, a grandmother, a painter, a potter, and a weaver — speak about the preservation of the Hopi way. Their philosophy of living in balance and harmony with nature is a model to the Western world of an environmental ethic in action.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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Windflowers
Overview: Arthouse portraiture of a disestablishmentarian during his six-year draft dodge.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-02-22
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The Congress
Overview: For 200 years, the United States Congress has been one of the country's most important and least understood institutions. In this elegant, thoughtful and often touching portrait, Ken Burns explores the history and promise of this unique American institution. Using historical photographs and newsreels, evocative live footage and interviews with David Broder, Alistair Cooke, Cokie Roberts, Charles McDowell and others, the award-winning film chronicles the personalities, events and issues that have animated the first 200 years of Congress and, in turn, our country.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-03-19
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Woody Guthrie: Hard Travelin'
Overview: A warmhearted memorial to the folk singer whose songs galvanized organizers and guitar-pickers across the United States. Part biography, part travelogue and part hootenanny, it follows the singer's son, Arlo Guthrie, as he retraces his father's steps and collects reminiscences from his father's family, friends and musical partners.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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Running on Empty
Overview: The Popes are a family who haven't been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an effort to hinder the government's Vietnam war campaign. Ever since then, the Popes have been on the run with the authorities never far behind. Their survival is threatened when their eldest son falls in love with a girl, and announces his wish to live his life on his own terms.
Genres: Drama Romance Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-09-09
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Crossing Delancey
Overview: Thirty-something Isabelle spends her time going from her tiny, solitary West Side apartment to that of her grandmother on the Lower East Side. While her grandmother plots to find her a romantic match, Isabelle is courted by a married, worldly author, Anton, yet can't seem to shake the down-to-earth appeal of Sam, a pickle vendor.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-08-17
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Isadora
Overview: A biography of the dancer Isadora Duncan, the 1920s dancer who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance projects as well as her attitudes on free love, debt, dress, and lifestyle shocked the public of her time.
Genres: Drama History Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-09-14
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