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- NAME: Ellie Greenwich
- OCCUPATION: Songwriter
- BIRTH DATE: October 23, 1940
- DEATH DATE: August 26, 2009
- EDUCATION: Hofstra University
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Brooklyn, New York
- PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York
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Ellie Greenwich is best known as the writer of hit songs from the 1960's through the 1980's.
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Ellie Greenwich. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/ellie-greenwich-17172158. Accessed May 19, 2013.
At the age of 68, Greenwich died of a heart attack on August 26, 2009, leaving an astounding legacy of hit songs that are nearly ubiquitous in American culture.
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