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- 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), Angel, Angel, Down We Go (1969) and Slaughterhouse-Five (1972).
- Kevin Bacon is her nephew.
- Has written hundreds of songs and recorded 16 albums, alone and in collaboration.
- 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" .
- Went on a cross-country protest tour with Jane Fonda in 1970.
- 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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