Joel Hirschhorn

Joel Hirschhorn was an American songwriter. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Song on two occasions. He also wrote songs for a number of musicians, including Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison. Hirschhorn was born in the Bronx and attended the High School of Performing Arts in Manhattan. After graduating, Hirschhorn became a regular performer on New York's nightclub circuit, both as a solo singer and as a member of the rock & roll band, The Highlighters. ^{Joel Hirschhorn, American songwriter and composer (d. 2005)}

18 December 1938

Born on the same birth date (18 December 1938): Chas Chandler

Born on the same birth day (18 December): Anzhela Balakhonova • Barkha Dutt • Bogusław Mamiński • Christina, Queen of Sweden • George T. Johnson • Harold E. Varmus • Ilario Castagner • Jean Pronovost • John Cooper (hurdler) • Lonnie Brooks • Matt McGrath • Norm Provan • Roger Smith (actor) • Ronald Acuña Jr. • Sierra Kay

Born in the same month (December 1938): Andre Marrou • Charlie Griffith • December 5 • Dick Sudhalter • Frank Deford • Jay Arnette • Jean-Claude Malépart • McCoy Tyner • Mirko Kovač (writer) • Noel Picard • Robert Hamerton-Kelly • Robert Kahn (computer scientist) • Rosalind Cash • Sally Shlaer • Sandy Nelson • Valentim Loureiro