Malvina Reynolds

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Malvina Reynolds was an American folk singer-songwriter and political activist best known for her socially conscious songs like "Little Boxes" that became emblematic of the 1960s folk music revival.

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instanceOf American songwriter
folk singer
human
political activist
singer-songwriter
activeYearsEnd 1970s
activeYearsStart 1940s
associatedWith anti-war movement
civil rights movement
causeOfDeath cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1900-08-23
dateOfDeath 1978-03-17
degree PhD in English
educatedAt University of California, Berkeley
ethnicGroup Jewish Americans
familyName Reynolds
fullName Malvina Milder Reynolds
genre folk music
protest song
givenName Malvina
influenced American protest music
instrument voice
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement 1960s folk music revival
notableWork It Isn’t Nice
Little Boxes
What Have They Done to the Rain
occupation political activist
singer
songwriter
parentalBackground immigrant parents from Central Europe
placeOfBirth San Francisco, California, United States of America
surface form: San Francisco, California, United States
placeOfDeath Berkeley
surface form: Berkeley, California, United States
politicalAlignment left-wing politics
residence Berkeley
surface form: Berkeley, California, United States
songCoveredBy Joan Baez
Pete Seeger
The Seekers
subjectOf documentary and biographical works on American folk music
wrote It Isn’t Nice
Little Boxes
Magic Penny
No Hole in My Head
There’s a Bottom Below
Turn Around
What Have They Done to the Rain
wroteSongFor Pete Seeger

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