US songwriter. Born on February 12, 1934 in New York City, New York, USA. Died on July 23, 1992 in Miami, Florida, USA. Ms. Batchelor began her career as a songwriter, writing songs for Elvis Presley. She also wrote several musicals, including a version of "Tom Jones" for CBS-TV. In 1971, she released an album of women's liberation songs called "Reviving a Dream" on Femme Records, a company she began. Ms. Batchelor founded the Los Angeles Film Critics Association in 1975, and was its president and executive director for three years. She was an entertainment reporter for ABC Television's "Good Morning America" and a film critic for National Public Radio.
Married to, and divorced from, airplane magnate George Batchelor. They had 2 sons, Falcon (deceased) and Douglas. Today, Douglas is more commonly known as television evangelist Doug Batchelor, speaker for the Amazing Facts television and radio ministry.
