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): Ahmad Ibn al-Qadi • Andy Fantuz • Ashley Benson • Crispian Steele-Perkins • Gerard Gumbau • Giuliano Razzoli • Ilario Castagner • Jean Pronovost • Lucious Harris • Pierre Nkurunziza • Raymond Herrera • Robert Leckie (author) • Ron White • Ryan Crouser • Sophie of Mecklenburg (1481–1503) • Trish Stratus • Yannis Ploutarchos

Born in the same month (December 1938): Alamgir Kabir (film maker) • Andre Marrou • Atje Keulen-Deelstra • David Houston (singer) • Deacon Jones • Dick Sudhalter • Dimitrios Trichopoulos • Liv Ullmann • Matty Alou • McCoy Tyner • Michael Bogdanov • Noel Picard • Robert Kahn (computer scientist) • Ron Wolf • Yvonne Minton