Norman Gimbel wurde am 16 November 1927 in Brooklyn, New York, USA geboren. Er war Komponist. Er war mit Victoria Carver und Elinor Rowley verheiratet. Er starb am 19 Dezember 2018 in Montecito, California, USA.
Co-wrote the Grammy-winning song "Killing Me Softly With His Song" with Charles Fox which spent five weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, sung by Roberta Flack.