| LC control no. | n 85376995 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PS3557.I34226 ML420.G438 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Gilbert, Ronnie |
| Variant(s) | Gilbert, Ruth Alice |
| See also | Corporate body: Weavers (Musical group) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1926-09-07 |
| Death date | 2015-06-06 |
| Place of birth | Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) |
| Place of death | Mill Valley (Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Folk music Composition (Music) Acting |
| Affiliation | Weavers (Musical group) |
| Profession or occupation | Folk singers Composers Actors |
| Found in | The Weavers; wasn't that a time [MP] 1981: credits (performer, Ronnie Gilbert) Her Ronnie Gilbert on Mother Jones, 1993: CIP t.p. (Ronnie Gilbert) data sheet (b. 9-7-26) Wikipedia website, April 23, 2015: (Ronnie Gilbert; female; born September 7, 1926 in New York City, New York; American folk singer, musician, songwriter, activist, and actress) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_Gilbert> New York times (online), viewed June 9, 2015 (in obituary published June 6: Ronnie Gilbert; b. Ruth Alice Gilbert, Sept. 7, 1926, Brooklyn; d. Saturday [June 6, 2015], Mill Valley, Calif., aged 88; her crystalline, bold contralto provided distaff ballast for the Weavers, the seminal quartet that helped propel folk music to wide popularity and establish its power as an agent of social change) |
| Associated language | eng |
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