Lesley Gore

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Lesley Gore

Lesley Gore Death

Lesley passed away on February 16, 2015 at the age of 68 in New York Presbyterian Hospital Manhattan, NY, USA. Lesley's cause of death was lung cancer.

Lesley Gore death quick facts:
  • When did Lesley Gore die?

    February 16, 2015
  • How did Lesley Gore die? What was the cause of death?

    Lung cancer
  • How old was Lesley Gore when died?

    68
  • Where did Lesley Gore die? What was the location of death?

    New York Presbyterian Hospital Manhattan, NY, USA

Lesley Gore Birthday and Date of Death

Lesley Gore was born on May 2, 1946 and died on February 16, 2015. Lesley was 68 years old at the time of death.

Birthday: May 2, 1946
Date of Death: February 16, 2015
Age at Death: 68

Lesley Gore's brother :

  • Lesley Gore's brother, Michael Gore, is still alive and kicking at the age of 73.

Lesley Gore - Biography

Lesley Sue Goldstein (May 2, 1946 – February 16, 2015) better known 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", and followed it up with other hits including "Judy's Turn to Cry", "You Don't Own Me", and "California Nights".
Gore recorded composer Marvin Hamlisch's first hit composition, "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows", on May 21, 1963, while "It's My Party" was climbing the charts. Her record producer from 1963 to 1965 was Quincy Jones. Jones' dentist was Marvin Hamlisch's uncle, and Hamlisch asked his uncle to convey several songs to Jones. "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows" was released on the LP Lesley Gore Sings of Mixed-Up Hearts, but did not surface as a single until June 1965. Hamlisch composed three other Gore associated songs: "California Nights", "That's the Way the Ball Bounces" and "One by One". "That's the Way the Ball Bounces" was recorded September 21, 1963, at A&R Studios in New York; it was released as the B-side of "That's the Way Boys Are" and appeared on the LP Boys Boys Boys. "One by One" was an unreleased track recorded on July 31, 1969, in New York and produced by Paul Leka; it first appeared on the Bear Family five-CD anthology of Gore's Mercury work entitled It's My Party (1994).

Beginning in 2004, Gore hosted the PBS television series In the Life, which focused on LGBT issues. In a 2005 interview with After Ellen, she stated she was a lesbian and had been in a relationship with luxury jewelry designer Lois Sasson since 1982. She had known since she was 20 and stated that although the music business was "totally homophobic," she never felt she had to pretend she was straight. "I just kind of lived my life naturally and did what I wanted to do," she said. "I didn't avoid anything, I didn't put it in anybody's face."
Gore had been working on a memoir and a Broadway show based on her life when she died of lung cancer on February 16, 2015, at the NYU Langone Medical Center in Manhattan, New York City, at the age of 68. At the time of her death, Gore and her partner, Lois Sasson, had been together for 33 years.

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