By:
David |
23 March 2010 | 06:10 pm
John Lennon was born in Liverpool, England on October 9, 1940. He was murdered in the streets of New York on December 7, 1980 by a delusional fan. He was married twice, to Cynthia Lennon (1962) and to Yoko Ono (1969). He had one son by Cynthia, Julian, born April 8, 1963, and a son, Sean, born October 9, 1975.
Lennon was a co-founder of the Beatles with Paul McCartney and George Harrison. He was 15 at the time. He and Paul McCartney became the 20th century's most popular, well-known and influential team of song writers and composers. After Paul McCartney, John Lennon wrote more number one hit singles than any other artist, with 27, according to Billboard. He authored three books: In His Own Write, published in 1964; A Spaniard in the Works, published in 1965, and the posthumous compilation, Skywriting by Word of Mouth (published in 1986). Yoko Ono ...
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