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- Birth nameEleanor Louise Greenwich
- Ellie Greenwich was born on October 23, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She was a composer, known for Mean Streets (1973), Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) and Adventures in Babysitting (1987). She was married to Jeff Barry. She died on August 26, 2009 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseJeff Barry(October 28, 1962 - December 1965) (divorced)
- Hit #122 on Billboard's Bubbling Under singles charts in 1973 with "Maybe I Know" (Verve 10719).
- Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1991.
- A musical, "Leader of the Pack", was written about her life and the music she wrote. "Leader of the Pack" became a Broadway musical and has also been performed as a high school musical production in several high schools as well as a musical production in a number of community theater groups.
- Survived by her sister, Laura Greenwich Weiner, brother-in-law Robert Weiner, niece Jessica Weiner, and nephew Richard Weiner.
- Songwriter, arranger, and producer.
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