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Ronnie Gilbert Biography (1926-)

Born September 7, 1926, in New York, NY; daughter of Charles (a factory worker) and Sarah (a dressmaker) Gilbert; married Martin Weg (divorced, 1959); children: Lisa. Addresses: Office--Redwood Records, 476 W. MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, CA 94609.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Birth Details

September 7, 1926

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Stage Appearances
• The Man in the Glass Booth, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1968.
• Is This Real?, Terrace Theater, John F. Kennedy Center for the PerformingArts, Washington, DC, 1985.
• Title role, Mother Jones, Stackner Cabaret, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre,Milwaukee, WI, 1991-92, then Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Berkeley, CA, 1993.
• Also appeared in Antigone and Specimen Days, both Public Theatre, New York City; Re-Arrangements, Tourists and Refugees, and Trespassing, all TheatreLa MaMa, New York City; Medea and Tongues & Savage Love, both St. Louis Repertory Theatre, St. Louis,MO; Houdini, Lamb's Theatre, New York City; America Hurrah, Royal Court Theatre, London, England; Happy Days, Waterfront Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Playgrounds (Dance Play), VancouverPlayhouse, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Tourists and Refugees II, Venezuela Festival, Caracas, Venezuela; A Christmas Carol, Ford's Theatre, Washington, DC;and The Roundhouse and The Tempest, both London, England.
• Credits; Stage Work; Director
• (With Dianne Houston) Is This Real?, Terrace Theater, John F.
• Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 1985.
• Credits; Major Tours
• Appeared in Trio (also known as Lies and Secrets), New York City; London,England; Edinburgh, Scotland; and Paris, France. Also appeared in Three Journeys of Aladdin, New York City, Rennes, France; Angers, France; Orleans, France; Paris, France; London, England; and Glasgow, Scotland.
• Credits; Film Appearances
• Reporter, Danger Woman, Universal, 1946.
• Herself, Festival (documentary) Patchke Productions, 1967.
• Miss Chase, Isadora (also known as The Loves of Isadora), Universal, 1968.
• Mother, Windflowers (also known as The Story of a Draft Dodger), Film-Makers, 1968.
• Herself, The Weavers: Wasn't That a Time (documentary), 1981.
• Hard Travelin', 1985.
• Herself, Women of Summer, 1985.
• Mace, Club Life, Troma, 1987.
• Second Mugger, Crossing Delancey, Warner Bros., 1988.
• Mrs. Taylor, Running on Empty, Warner Bros., 1988.
• Narrator, Forever Activists (documentary), Tara Releasing, 1991.
• Also appeared in Going On, The Hopi: Songs from the Fourth World, and Loin de Vietnam.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Specials
• Song performer, Sing Out America! With Judy Collins, 1989.
• "Peter, Paul & Mary: Lifelines," Great Performances, PBS, 1996.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Miniseries
• Voice, The Civil War, PBS, 1990.
• The Spirit Is Free, Redwood, 1985.
• Recorded extensively with the Weavers, 1950-81, for Decca, Vanguard and Loom Records, including: Folk Songs Around the World; Carnegie Hall, Vols. I and II; Fifteenth Reunion; American Folk Singers and Balladeers; Reunion at Carnegie Hall; The Weavers: Together Again; others. Also Legend of Bessie Smith, RCA Victor; Alone with Ronnie Gilbert, Mercury; others.
• Writings;Plays; Unless Indicated Otherwise
• Is This Real?, Terrace Theatre, John F. Kennedy Center for the PerformingArts, 1985.
• Author of book for musical, Mother Jones, Stackner Cabaret, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, 1991-92, then Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Berkeley, CA, 1993.
• Writings;Nonfiction
• Ronnie Gilbert on Mother Jones, Conari Press (Berkeley, CA), 1993.

Further Reference

Periodicals:

• American Theatre, July-August, 1993, pp. 47-48.