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Full Name: Lesley Gore
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(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. 
2015 New York County
Lesley Gore died in Manhattan, New York, on February 16, 2015. 
1968 Westchester County
Ms. Gore graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York, in 1968, having majored in English and American literature. 
1972 (Unknown) County
Someplace Else Now
Record album containing many songs Ms. Gore wrote herself or with the lyricist Ellen Weston. 
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. 
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