Lesley Gore, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lesley Gore

American recording artist, singer, songwriter

Date of Birth: 02-May-1946

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Date of Death: 16-Feb-2015

Profession: actor, singer-songwriter, musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Lesley Sue Goldstein (May 2, 1946 – February 16, 2015), known professionally as 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" (a US number one), 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". 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 hosted an LGBT-oriented public television show, In the Life, on American TV in the 2000s, and was active until 2014.