I meet a lot of young people in the Midwest, and I saw what a difference a show like In the Life can make to their lives in some of these small towns where, you know, there are probably two gay people in the whole damn town.

I. Her father Leo Gore was a wealthy manufacturer of children's clothes and swimwear. Her record producer Quincy Jones responsible for all her hits from 1963 to 1965 would later become one of the most famous producers in American music.

She is perhaps best known for her 1963 pop hit "It's My Party" which Lesley Gore recorded at the age of 16. Lesley Gore (born May 2 1946) is an American singer.