NEW YORK, Aug. 14 (UPI) -- U.S. folk musician and human rights activist Pete Seeger has been named the winner of the 2009 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize.

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NEW YORK, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- U.S. actor, filmmaker and activist Robert Redford has been chosen to receive the 2008 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize, it was announced Wednesday.

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