1940 - 1980
John Lennon, NYC - 1980
photo by Bob Gruen
At around 10:50 p.m. (EST) on 8 December 1980, as John Lennon and Yoko Ono returned to their New York apartment in the Dakota, Mark David Chapman shot Lennon in the back four times in the archway of the building. Lennon was taken to the emergency room of nearby Roosevelt Hospital and was pronounced dead on arrival at 11:00 p.m. (EST).
John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (John Winston Lennon) was born on October 9, 1940. He was an English singer and songwriter who co-founded the Beatles, the most commercially successful band in the history of popular music. With fellow member Paul McCartney, he formed a celebrated songwriting partnership.
John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (John Winston Lennon) was born on October 9, 1940. He was an English singer and songwriter who co-founded the Beatles, the most commercially successful band in the history of popular music. With fellow member Paul McCartney, he formed a celebrated songwriting partnership.
John Lennon - 1961
photo by Astrid Kirchherr
John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Rolling Stone magazine
photo by Annie Leibovitz
Ono issued a statement the day after Lennon's death, saying "There is no funeral for
John", ending it with the words, "John loved and prayed for the human
race. Please pray the same for him."
Lennon's body was cremated at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York. Ono scattered his ashes in New York's Central Park, where the Strawberry Fields memorial
was later created. Chapman pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and
was sentenced to 20-years-to-life. In 2016, he was denied parole for a
ninth time.
"A dream you dream alone is only a dream.
A dream you dream together is reality."
Viewfinder links:
all things Beatles
John Lennon
Yoko Ono
Wedding Album
Net links:
Official Website
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Styrous® ~ December 8, 2015
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