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Lesley Gore
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American singer (1946–2015)
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Lesley Sue Goldstein was an American singer-songwriter, recording artist, and actor. Born in Brooklyn on May 2, 1946, she began her work period in 1963. She was educated at Sarah Lawrence College and held citizenship in the United States. Her native language was English, which she also spoke and wrote. She was associated with the genres of pop music, rock music, bubblegum pop, sunshine pop, and the Brill Building style.
Goldstein recorded for Mercury Records and was represented by the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. She was the sister of Michael Gore. She died in Manhattan on February 16, 2015, due to lung cancer resulting from natural causes. Her career included work in acting, and she is tagged with descriptors such as 60s, oldies, and female vocalists.
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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
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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
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- Listeners
- 1,205,340
- Total plays
- 13,052,036
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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
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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lesley
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Place of death
- Manhattan
- Sibling
- Michael Gore
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- popular music
- Genre
- rock music
- Record label
- Mercury Records
- Image
- Lesley Gore.jpg
Show 14 more facts
- date of birth
- 1946-05-02
- date of death
- 2015-02-16
- Commons category
- Lesley Gore
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- birth name
- Lesley Sue Goldstein
- pseudonym
- Lesley Gore
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- start of work period
- 1963-00-00
- sexual orientation
- lesbianism
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Lesley Gore
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Song
- end of work period
- 2014-00-00
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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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