Lesley Gore

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Lesley Gore was an American pop singer and songwriter best known for her 1963 hit single "It's My Party."

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Lesley Gore canonical 19

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
pop singer
singer
songwriter
activeYearsEnd 2015
activeYearsStart 1963
album "Boys, Boys, Boys"
"California Nights"
"Girl Talk"
"I'll Cry If I Want To"
"Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts"
"My Town, My Guy & Me"
alsoKnownAs Lesley Sue Gore
appearedIn Batman (1960s TV series)
associatedAct Quincy Jones
birthName Lesley Sue Goldstein
causeOfDeath lung cancer
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
coWriterOf "Out Here on My Own"
dateOfBirth 1946-05-02
dateOfDeath 2015-02-16
educatedAt Sarah Lawrence College
era 1960s pop music
ethnicGroup Jewish American
genre pop
rock
soft rock
influenced feminist pop interpretations of "You Don't Own Me"
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Lesley Gore
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Song
notableWork "California Nights"
"It's My Party"
linked to: It’s My Party

"Judy's Turn to Cry"
linked to: Judy's Turn to Cry

"Maybe I Know"
"Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows"
"You Don't Own Me"
linked to: You Don’t Own Me
occupation actress
singer
songwriter
partner Lois Sasson
performedOn The T.A.M.I. Show
placeOfBirth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City
producerOfDebutHits Quincy Jones
raisedIn Tenafly, New Jersey, United States
linked to: Tenafly, New Jersey
recordLabel Mercury Records
role Pussycat in Batman (1960s TV series)
sexualOrientation lesbian
songNominated "Out Here on My Own"
wroteSong "Out Here on My Own"

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Ferncliff Cemetery notableBurial Lesley Gore
It's My Party performer Lesley Gore
subject linked to: It’s My Party
It's My Party breakthroughWorkFor Lesley Gore
subject linked to: It’s My Party
It's My Party originalArtist Lesley Gore
subject linked to: It’s My Party
The Chiffons associatedAct Lesley Gore
Lesley Gore name Lesley Gore
Plaza Sound Studios usedBy Lesley Gore
For the Girls tributeTo Lesley Gore
Beverly Ross wroteForArtist Lesley Gore
Young Love performedBy Lesley Gore
Claus Ogerman workedWith Lesley Gore
Robert Stanley Crewe associatedAct Lesley Gore
Judy's Turn to Cry performer Lesley Gore
Judy's Turn to Cry vocalist Lesley Gore
Judy's Turn to Cry recordedBy Lesley Gore
I'll Cry If I Want To artist Lesley Gore
I'll Cry If I Want To performer Lesley Gore