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Composer of 'Chapel of Love' dies

Originally published: August 26, 2009 6:04 PM
Updated: August 26, 2009 9:28 PM
By STEVE PARKS  steve.parks@newsday.com

Quick ReadEllie Greenwich, the pop songwriter from Levittown best known for such "girl group" hits as "Leader of the Pack," died Wednesday.

Song writer Ellie Greenwich, who was raised in

Photo credit: Handout | Song writer Ellie Greenwich, who was raised in Levittown died on August 25 2009.

Ellie Greenwich, the pop songwriter from Levittown best known for such "girl group" hits as "Leader of the Pack," died Wednesday at St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan where she was being treated for pneumonia. The cause of death reportedly was a heart attack. She was 68.

Greenwich's string of Top 40 hits, along with her life story, formed the basis of the 1985 Broadway revue "Leader...

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