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September 19

Today is Lita Ford’s Birthday

Guitar hero Lita Ford was born on September 19, 1958, in London, England, to a couple right out of an old school romance novel. Harry Lenard Ford, a British soldier, and Isabella Benvenuto, an Italian nurse met during World War II, and afterwards settled briefly in England. When Lita was a young child, the family moved first to Boston, where her mother had relatives, and eventually made their way to Los Angeles for more opportunity and a better lifestyle.