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Mary Louise Weiss was born on December 28, 1948, in Cambria Heights, Queens, in New York City. [3] She had an older sister, Betty, and an older brother, George. [ 1 ] Her family was Jewish . [ 4 ]
In March 2007, Norton Records released a solo album by Mary Weiss (backed by garage rockers the Reigning Sound) titled Dangerous Game. She performed in the United States, Spain, and France. Mary Weiss died in Palm Springs, California on January 19, 2024, at age 75 of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and is survived by her third husband. [23]
Weiss or Weiß, also written Weis or Weisz, pronounced like "vice", is a German and Ashkenazi Jewish surname, meaning 'white' in both German and Yiddish. It comes from Middle High German wîz (white, blonde) and Old High German (h)wīz (white, bright, shining).
Mary Weiss, the lead singer and focal point of the Shangri-Las — one of the truly legendary girl groups of the early 1960s, with hits like “Leader of the Pack,” “Great Big Kiss ...
Mary Weiss, the lead singer of the 1960s pop group the Shangri-Las, whose hits included “Leader of the Pack,” has died. She was 75. Miriam Linna, founder of Weiss' label, Norton Records, said ...
Mary Weiss was born and raised in the Queens borough of New York City. "I had a fairly rotten childhood," she once said. Her father died shortly after her birth on Dec. 28, 1948, leaving behind ...
Bethlehem, Fauda, Mary Magdalene: Chelsea Handler: 1975– American Chelsea Lately [304] Alyson Hannigan: 1974– American Samantha Harris: 1973– American [305] Cole Hauser: 1975– American [306] [307] Daniel Hendler: 1976– Uruguayan Bottom of the Sea, Family Law [308] Kate Hudson: 1979– American Almost Famous, How to Lose a Guy in 10 ...
This is a list of Jewish winners and nominees of Academy Awards. ... Mary McLeod Nominated 1955: ... Julie Weiss Frida: Nominated 2003: Judianna Makovsky