Sharon Sheeley (April 4, 1940 - May 17, 2002) was an American songwriter born in California in 1940 whose work brought success to artists like Glen Campbell, Ricky Nelson, Brenda Lee, and Sheeley's former fiancee, Eddie Cochran. In 1958, Ricky Nelson reached the top of the charts with her song "Poor Little Fool." It was also the first number-one song to appear on the Billboard Hot 100 list. At age 19, she was the youngest woman to write an American number-one hit. Wikipedia
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Best known for writing #1 song "Poor Little Fool, which Rick Nelson took to top of charts in 1958. She later co-wrote many other hits with 'Jackie De Shannon'. She and singer Gene Vincent survived car crash in 1960 in England, which killed her boyfriend g www.imdb.com/name/nm1138097/