American songwriter and performer Bob Crewe was BOTD in 1930. Born in New York City and raised in New Jersey, he studied architecture at the Parsons School of Design before pursuing a career in music. In 1953, he partnered professionally with songwriter Frank Slay Jr, producing a series of hit pop songs including Silhouettes and Daddy Cool. After recording two solo albums in the 1960s, he became a song writer for Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, including the No 1 hits Big Girls Don’t Cry, Bye, Bye, Baby, The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine (Anymore) and Can’t Take My Eyes Off You. In the 1970s, he shifted into disco recordings, and had a No 1 hit in 1975 with Lady Marmalade. His work had a revival in popularity in 2005 with the Broadway musical Jersey Boys, based on the story of The Four Seasons. Closeted for most of his career, he was portrayed inaccurately in Jersey Boys as an openly gay character. He reportedly used his royalties from the musical to establish a foundation to support people living with HIV/AIDS. He died in 2014 aged 83.