Ellie Greenwich

Songwriter

Birthday October 23, 1940

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace Brooklyn, NY

DEATH DATE Aug 26, 2009 (68)

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About

Lyricist best known for songs such as Be My Baby, Christmas (Baby Please Come Home), and River Deep-Mountain High.

Before Fame

She attended Queens College and Hofstra University.

Trivia

She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1991.

Family Life

She married Jeff Barry in 1962, but the couple later divorced in 1965.

Associated With

She discovered Neil Diamond.