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Cynthia Weil

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Cynthia Weil · Arts & Literature

What

Songwriter

When

1940, New York City, United States — 2023, Beverly Hills, California, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Cynthia Weil is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Songwriter

How & why

Cynthia Weil was an American songwriter who, with her husband and writing partner Barry Mann, wrote a string of pop and soul classics including 'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'', 'On Broadway' and 'We Gotta Get Out of This Place'. She was Jewish, born to a Jewish family in New York City, and worked out of the Brill Building songwriting scene. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music

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Songwriter

1940

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music