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Lesley Gore
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American singer (1946–2015)
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Lesley Sue Goldstein, professionally known as Lesley Gore, was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and recording artist. Born in Brooklyn on May 2, 1946, she was educated at Sarah Lawrence College. Her musical work spanned pop and rock genres, with specific associations to bubblegum pop and sunshine pop. She recorded for Mercury Records and was represented by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.
Gore’s notable works include *Out Here on My Own* and *Listening to Maggie*. She was a member of the family that included sibling Michael Gore. Gore died of lung cancer from natural causes in Manhattan on February 16, 2015.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Out Here on My Own
- Listening to Maggie
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · New York City, New York, USA
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…
Known for
- 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
- Malibu U — Self1967
- Batman — Pussycat1966
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1946
- Active to
- 2015
Discography
- I’ll Cry If I Want To1963
- It’s My Party / Danny1963
- It's My Party (Performed live on The Ed Sullivan Show 1963)1963
- Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts1963
- She's a Fool / The Old Crowd1963
- You Don’t Own Me / Run Bobby, Run1963
- Boys, Boys, Boys1964
- Der Erste Tanz1964
- Girl Talk1964
- Maybe I Know / Wonder Boy1964
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,205,340
- Total plays
- 13,052,036
Tags
Lesley Sue Gore (born Lesley Sue Goldstein; May 2, 1946 – February 16, 2015) 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" and "You Don't Own Me". Gore also worked as an actress and composed songs with her brother Michael Gore for the 1980 film Fame, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award. She was active until 2014 <a href="https://www.last
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 85,107x
- PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation
· 2018 · cited 36,285x
- RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials
· 2019 · cited 25,594x
- A New Equation to Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate
· 2009 · cited 22,584x
- Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) 2015 statement
· 2015 · cited 21,096x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- Lesley Sue Goldstein , ( 1946-05-02 ) May 2, 1946, New York City , U.S.
- Died
- February 16, 2015 (2015-02-16) (aged 68), New York City, U.S.
- Alma mater
- Sarah Lawrence College
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter actress
- Years active
- 1963–2015
- Partner s
- Lois Sasson , (1982–2015; Gore's death)
- Relatives
- Michael Gore (brother) Alan Dean Foster (cousin) Howie Horwitz (uncle)
- Genres
- Pop
- Instrument
- Vocals
- Labels
- Mercury MoWest A&M
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
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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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