Norton plays Pete Seeger in film

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Pete Seeger

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Edward Norton on digging into the activism of Pete Seeger for ‘A Complete Unknown’ and annoying his kids with banjo-playing

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Edward Norton said he was drawn to the role of Pete Seeger because the character is “incredibly complicated and compelling” He said he spent a lot of time watching “almost everything that was ever recorded of him” in a “treasure trove” on YouTube .

Norton hopes people will learn about “the span and depth of [Seeger’s] commitment to social causes across many decades ”.

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