The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Ronnie Spector

Publish date: 2024-05-15

On February 11, 2009, Ronnie Spector's sister and bandmate, Estelle Bennett, passed away. This was another tragic moment in Spector's life and the death of her sister was devastating. "Estelle was Ronnie's sidekick in the Ronettes," Spector's current husband, Jonathan Greenfield, told Billboard. "She was very much into fashion and worked with Ronnie on the whole look and style of the Ronettes." According to Dispatch, Bennett, the eldest of the group, worked at Macy's and went to the Fashion Institute of Technology. During her healthy days, she was known as gentle, quiet, and intelligent.

After the Ronettes broke up, Bennett's life drifted into turmoil. She would wander the streets, telling people she and the Ronettes would perform at a jazz club. She eventually dealt with anorexia, schizophrenia, and was sometimes homeless. "Estelle had such an extraordinary life," Nedra Talley-Ross told Dispatch. "To have the fame, and all that she had at an early age, and for it all to come to an end abruptly. Not everybody can let that go and then go on with life."

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