Person Detail: Lesley Gore

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Full Name: Lesley Gore | ||
Biography: (1946-2015) Songwriter. Lesley Gore was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Manhattan, New York. She lived in New York City. |
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1946 |
Kings County Lesley Gore was born Lesley Sue Goldstein in Brooklyn, New York, on May 2, 1946. |
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2015 |
New York County Lesley Gore died in Manhattan, New York, on February 16, 2015. |
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1968 |
Westchester County Ms. Gore graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York, in 1968, having majored in English and American literature. |
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1972 |
(Unknown) County Someplace Else Now Record album containing many songs Ms. Gore wrote herself or with the lyricist Ellen Weston. |
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1980 |
(Unknown) County Out Here on My Own Lesley Gore was lyricist for the song "Out Here On My Own," from the movie, "Fame." Her brother, Michael Gore, was composer. |
