Lesley Gore (born Lesley Sue Goldstein in Brooklyn, New York on May 2, 1946) was an actress, singer/songwriter and activist. She passed away on Feb. 16, 2015 from lung cancer at the age of 68. Lesley ...

(CNN) — Lesley Gore, whose No. 1 hit “It’s My Party” kicked off a successful singing career while she was still in high school, has died. She was 68. Her death was confirmed by family friend Blake ...

Singer-songwriter Lesley Gore, who scored a massive hit in 1963 with “It’s My Party,” died Monday. She was 68. Gore’s partner of 33 years, Lois Sasson, told the Associated Press that she died of ...

For a singer for whose biggest moment in the spotlight came over fifty years ago, Lesley Gore, who died in New York this weekend at age 68, nonetheless remained an eternal icon of empowerment to ...

Lesley Gore, best known for singing the 1960s hits “It’s My Party,” “Judy’s Turn to Cry” and “You Don’t Own Me,” has died. She was 68. Gore died Monday in New York City after a battle with cancer, ...

Lesley Gore, a teen artist embraced by other teens when she sang "It's My Party" in 1963, died Monday of cancer in Manhattan. She was 68 years old. Gore's string of hits came before 1960s ...

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 ...

The singer, who first hit the charts at age 17 in 1963, succumbed to cancer Monday morning Lesley Gore, a pop singer who first entered the AM airwaves and the American consciousness in 1963, died of ...

Gore's other feminism-themed hit, "You Don't Own Me," was famously covered by Diane Keaton, Bette Midler and Goldie Hawn in the 1996 film The First Wives Club. The latter song was also featured in a ...

Lesley Gore, whose No. 1 hit “It’s My Party” kicked off a successful singing career while she was still in high school, has died. She was 68. Her death was confirmed by family friend Blake Morgan, who ...

Lesley Gore, the singer of Sixties hits like “It’s My Party,” “Judy’s Turn to Cry” and “You Don’t Own Me,” passed away today at a New York City hospital following a bout with cancer. Gore was 68. “She ...

Lesley Gore, pop singer known for the catchy 1963 song It's My Party, died Monday of cancer at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. She was 68. Gore's hit singles of teen love and betrayal were familiar ...