Baltimore, Maryland – birthplace of Ellen Naomi Cohen (who grew up to become Cass Elliot) on September 19, 1941, daughter of Philip Cohen and Bess Levine Cohen. It is also the port of debarkation for her paternal grandparents, who emigrated from Russia several years before. Born to the spotlight, little Ellen performed "Don't Fence Me In" at the Hippodrome in Baltimore at the tender age of 4.