- Born
- Birth nameHolly Holmes Near
- Holly Near was born on June 6, 1949 in Ukiah, California, USA. She is an actress and composer, known for The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart (1970), Slaughterhouse-Five (1972) and Angel, Angel, Down We Go (1969).
- RelativesKevin Bacon(Cousin)
- Kevin Bacon is her first cousin.
- Has written hundreds of songs and recorded 16 albums, alone and in collaboration.
- Went on a cross-country protest tour with Jane Fonda in 1970.
- 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" .
- Considered an ambassador of peace, she was named "Woman of the Year" in 1985 by Ms. Magazine.
- The world is a challenging lover, and I am desperately in love.
- 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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