Fran Minkoff
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Frances M. Minkoff
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1915|02|05}}
| birth_place = New York, New York, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2002|04|22|1915|02|05}}
| death_place = New York, New York, U.S.
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| occupation = Lyricist, poet
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| associated_acts = Fred Hellerman
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Frances Minkoff (February 5, 1915 – April 22, 2002) was an American lyricist best known for her songs co-written with Fred Hellerman of The Weavers.
Career
Her collaborations include the anti-war song "Come Away Melinda", recorded in 1963 by Harry Belafonte.{{cite web |url=http://www.secondhandsongs.com/performance/9620 |title=Come Away Melinda |website=SecondhandSongs |accessdate=4 September 2016}}
Minkoff died in New York City at the age of 87.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/24/classified/paid-notice-deaths-minkoff-frances-m.html |title=Frances M. Minkoff Obituary |newspaper=The New York Times |date=24 April 2002}}
References
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External links
- {{AllMusic |class=artist |id=fran-minkoff-mn0001956884}}
- {{Discogs artist|1053361-Fran-Minkoff}}
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