Gore Family History & Genealogy

Ronny Gore, the mother of Leslie and Michael Gore, played an important role in their lives. She was born Leona R. Kalmus and married Leo Goldstein on February 19, 1944, in Brooklyn, New York, as recorded in their marriage record. They later changed their surname to Gore. Leslie Gore, a renowned singer born in 1946 and who passed away in 2015, was their daughter. When Leslie was born, Ronny and Leo were a middle-class Jewish family residing in Brooklyn. In the 1950 US census, the family of three—Leo Gore, 30, Ronny L. Gore, 27, and their daughter Leslie Gore, 3—was living in New York, New York. Both parents were born in New York, with Leo working as a production manager in the brassiere manufacturing industry, while Ronny identified herself as a homemaker. Ronny's daughter Leslie Gore achieved great success in her music career and collaborated with her brother, Michael Gore. Together, they co-wrote the Academy Award-nominated song "Out Here On My Own" for the film "Fame." Ronny's support and influence as a mother undoubtedly played a significant role in shaping Leslie and Michael's artistic talents.

Born to unknown parents in November of 1919, Gerie Shanks married Chester Alter Gorlitzer, better known as Chester A. Gore, the founder of an advertising and marketing agency in Manhattan, New York. Chester predeceased Gerie in 1997. They were both survived by their daughter, Eloise. Gerie was the vice-president and general manager of the Chester Gore Company. She was also very active in Jewish causes. See National Council of Jewish Women, New York, Memorial and Gerie (Shanks) Gore: Obituary.

Albert Arnold Gore Jr was born on March 31, 1948. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr.

Larry Gore's Thing (comic strip) (c 1968-1970) Who is Larry Gore? Well, he's described by Frank Jacobs as "two parts Groucho Marx, one part Machiavelli." William M. Gaines -- long time publisher of Mad Magazine, said Gore was "even madder than we are." He made his living as a publicist and he did have some famous clients: Red Skelton, Mad Magazine, the Miss NYC Pageant, John Wayne. And his most famous publicity stunt became legend: Tiny Tim's marriage to Miss Vicky on The Tonight Show. So what was Larry Gore's Thing? In theory, a newspaper comic strip, though it didn't look like one. There were no characters (other than Larry Gore). There often wasn't any art (other than maybe a stock photo). Often, it was printed sideways. It was filled with dumb jokes and pointless stories, fake ads, topical humor, celebrity quotes, and fake opinion columns that had no opinions. If anything, it was probably pitched as a comic strip version of Rowan and Martin's Laugh-in. Some items included: • Enter the "I'll Do Anything for Publicity Contest." The lucky girl who wins will be sorry. • Lifetime Guarantee on all of our pure mahogany coffins. • Factory to you! We eliminate the middleman's profit! The factory is mailed directly to you. • Boheck's* gives real food stamps. Yes . . . at last. Stamps that taste like food. • Today's Horoscope: avoid any astrology readings. • LESS Cigarettes: After countless laboratory tests, 99 out of 100 medical doctors suggest you smoke LESS. • Today's Horoscope: Stay cool. Don't go to Pisces. Gore's only collaborator in this was artist Bob Clarke (best known for his work with Mad), who would add his own work to the clip art and photos. The strip only ran a few years and in only a few newspapers (Newsday on Long Island being one of the few). Avon Books published a collection in 1970, but I don't think the comic lasted much beyond that. If you can find the book somewhere, pick it up. *A play on "Bohack's," a Long Island supermarket chain that went out of business in the 70s. Posted by Chuck Rothman at 8:37 PM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest Labels: comic strips 11 comments: comic strip said... Good work in your comic strip blog, it's a nice one. I have a new comics directory site, please check comic strips directory. Complete lists of sites all about comic strip and more... March 6, 2008 at 2:42 AM Anonymous said... i actually SAVED a few Larry Gore's Things from Newsday. they may be yellowed and crinkled but definitely worth a view. i'll try to dig them up... December 11, 2010 at 7:12 PM Tracy! said... I'm Larry Gore's daughter, Tracy. That the internet was born after my father died (way too young) is the reason that so little about him is available on the web. Really appreciate your glowing post on my Dad but would like to add a couple of corrections. The "Laugh In" writers closely followed LARRY GORE'S THING and his comic genius would often be copied verbatim by them in subsequent weeks. He was an original and would never stoop to copy. He wasn't inclined to be litigious which is why they got away with it. He started the column at Newsday but ended up being syndicated in over 100 papers. He was one of the top publicists in New York in the 50's and 60's and there wasn't a columnist that didn't love him and his items. Thanks again for this remembrance. April 15, 2011 at 10:05 PM Tracy! said... This comment has been removed by the author. April 15, 2011 at 10:05 PM Billy Gore said... Ditto to what my sister, Tracy, said. I'm lucky that we have all the strips (even some original artwork, and boards) as well as much of his other great stuff. I believe that Larry Gore's Thing was syndicated by Newsday to about 50 or so other papers in the US. At the time of his death in London, I know he was in talks with John Cleese about doing a new show. It might have been Fawlty Towers but I'm not sure. I do know he loved the Monty Python crew. Anyway, I believe you do link to the www.larrygoresthing.com website and thank you. I should put more material! I only wish I had a fraction of his talent! October 5, 2011 at 1:55 PM Vince Iuliano said... Big fan of Larry Gore's Thing - as a kid growing up I would mimic his comic and leave it out at night for my Dad to read (he worked nights)...In the morning , I would find his version of Larry's great comic - fresh jokes and all. What great memories..Miss 'Thing'.. September 15, 2012 at 11:18 PM Vince Iuliano said... are there any thoughts of putting The Thing together for publishing? I know i would love to have it in my library and Mad afficionado's of my age would line up for this holy grail of missing memorabilia. i looked forward to his column each day , it was definitely a breath of fresh air. When i publish many of my comic ideas in Kindle, its the spirit of the Mad geniuses i try to summon. January 6, 2015 at 4:13 PM Tracy! said... This comment has been removed by the author. August 15, 2015 at 3:18 PM Tracy! said... Vince, If you send me your contact info I would send you some tear sheets from LARRY GORE'S THING. So many of his columns would be timely today - just change the names of the politicians and pseudo celebrities. my email is [contact link] He did a few THING compilations in paperback and you'll see them for sale once in a while. Sounds like you had a great dad too! Best, Tracy Gore! August 15, 2015 at 3:27 PM Tracy! said... I am often contacted by fans of my father and his 'Thing'. My email has changed but if you'd like a copy of one of his columns, feel free to contact me at [contact link] Thanks, Tracy Gore! May 11, 2016 at 4:04 AM jolie said... Although i lived in queens at the time, home of the long island press, a few towns over from mr gore's family in woodmere, i first "found" larry gore's thing when i was in the navy and he was syndicated in in the norfolk virginian pilot. I pointed that out to him in a letter and he invited me over to his home where, as he said, he "have 3 kids, one of each". He casually asked 2 of them around for their opinion of his latest "thing", and he might have not been litigious, but was upset when smuckers asked him for ideas and said to combine their jelly with peanut butter, and after telling him it was physically impossible, somehow they managed to manufacture it. I would think it's sometimes tough to love eccentrics, but glad his children apparently loved their dad. June 6, 2017 at 12:46 AM

Carol Jean (Gore) Tolan of Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas United States was born on March 9, 1950 in Houston, Harris County, TX, and died at age 69 years old on August 24, 2019 in Topeka, Shawnee County, KS.

Chester A. Gore of New York, New York County, NY was born on August 14, 1918, and died at age 78 years old on April 15, 1997.

Laura F Gore was born in 1868, and died at age 80 years old in 1948. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Laura F Gore.

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember George Valentine Gore Jr.

Louisa Edith (Stacey) Gore of Melbourne South Australia was born in 1881, and died at age 50 years old on January 3, 1932 in Melbourne. Louisa Gore was buried at Melbourne General Cemetery College Cres, in Parkville, City of Melbourne County, VIC.

John Francis Gore of Morris Plains, Morris County, NJ was born on December 29, 1931 to George Valentine Gore Jr. John Gore died at age 35 years old in July 1967, and was buried in July 1967 at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Caldwell, Essex County.

David Gore was born to Larry Gore and Selma Gore, and has siblings Tracy Gore, Benjamin Gore, and Billy Gore. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember David Gore.

Anice Ella Gore of TX. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Anice Ella Gore.

Roy Gore of Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio was born on October 15, 1930 in Hinton, Summers County, West Virginia United States, and died at age 44 years old on January 2, 1975 in Columbus, Franklin County, OH. Roy Gore was buried in January 1075 in Columbus.

Jan Denise Gore of Hobson, Judith Basin County, Montana was born on August 28, 1951, and died at age 56 years old on November 30, 2007.

Ann was the twin sister to Florence Gore.

Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Brenda Gore.

Florence Gore-Macpherson was born in 1895. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Florence Gore-MacPherson.

Henry Gore was born on March 29, 1926 in Fred, Texas United States, and died at age 84 years old on July 17, 2010 in Beaumont. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Henry Arvis Gore .

Betty Lou (Gore) Ard was born on August 7, 1948 in Silsbee, Texas United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Betty Lou (Gore) Ard.

Mark Gore was born on July 15, 1949, and died at age 58 years old on November 1, 2007. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mark Gore.