Lesley Gore
Also known as Lesley Sue Goldstein, Lesley Goldstein
American singer (1946–2015)
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Lesley Gore was an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist. At the age of 16 (in 1963) she recorded the pop hit "It's My Party", and followed it up with other hits including "Judy's Turn to Cry", "She's a Fool", "You Don't Own Me", "Maybe I Know" and "California Nights". Description above from the Wikipedia article Lesley Gore, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on…
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- Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback — Self (archive footage)2023
- You Don't Own Me — Self (archive footage)2021
- 70 Years of Youth Revolt — Self (archive footage)2020
- You Don't Own Me2014
- Lesley Gore: It's Her Party2001
- Quincy Jones... The First 50 Years — Self1998
- Dick Clark's Good Old Days1977
- Playboy After Dark1969
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Lesley Gore (born Lesley Sue Goldstein, May 2, 1946 – February 16, 2015) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. At the age of 16, she recorded her first hit song "It's My Party", a U.S. number one in 1963. She followed it up with ten further U.S. Billboard top 40 hits including "Judy's Turn to Cry" and "You Don't Own Me". Gore said she considered "You Don't Own Me" her signature song.
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1946 births2015 deaths20th-century American actresses20th-century American LGBTQ people20th-century American singer-songwriters20th-century American women singers21st-century American actresses21st-century American Jews21st-century American LGBTQ people21st-century American women singersActresses from BrooklynActresses from Tenafly, New Jersey
