Toshi Seeger
American film producer (1922–2013) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Toshi Seeger (born Toshi Aline Ohta; July 1, 1922 – July 9, 2013) was an American filmmaker, producer and environmental activist. A filmmaker who specialized in the subject of folk music, Toshi's credits include the 1966 film Afro-American Work Songs in a Texas Prison and the Emmy Award-winning documentary Pete Seeger: The Power of Song, released through PBS in 2007.[1] In 1966, Seeger and her husband, folk-singer Pete Seeger, co-founded the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, which seeks to protect the Hudson River and surrounding wetlands. Additionally, they co-founded the Clearwater Festival (officially known as The Great Hudson River Revival), a major music festival held annually at Croton Point Park in Westchester County, New York.[2][3][4][5]
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Born | Toshi Aline Ohta (1922-07-01)July 1, 1922 |
Died | July 9, 2013(2013-07-09) (aged 91) Beacon, New York, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
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Children | 4, including Mika |