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Kennedy Center Honors32nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts today announced the selection of the individuals who will receive the Kennedy Center Honors of 2009. Recipients to be honored at the 32nd annual national celebration of the arts are: writer, composer, actor, director, and producer Mel Brooks; pianist and composer Dave Brubeck; opera singer Grace Bumbry; actor, director, and producer Robert De Niro; and singer and songwriter Bruce Springsteen.

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Learn more about all the Kennedy Center Honorees through the Honors Explorer—an interactive feature that allows you to search our Honorees by three dimensions—genre of performance, time period, and geography.