ACTOR · BORN 1940 · DIED 1980
John Lennon
- Born
- 9 October 1940
- Died
- 8 December 1980
- Known for
- A Hard Day's Night (1964), Help! (1965), How I Won the War (1967)
8 archived facts 3 topics
John Lennon (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an actor best known for A Hard Day's Night, Help! and How I Won the War.
8 Interesting Facts About John Lennon
Interesting Facts (4)
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A Rolling Stone cover shot by photographer Annie Leibovitz, showing a nude Lennon embracing and kissing a fully clothed Yoko Ono, was named the best magazine cover of the past 40 years by a panel of editors, artists and designers assembled by the American Society of Magazine Editors. The image ran on Rolling Stone's tribute issue after his death. Ironically, it was taken on the last day of Lennon's life.
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Lennon's first wife, Cynthia, says that while they were dating, John was smitten with French actress Brigitte Bardot. To please him, Cynthia says, she dyed her hair blond and began wearing outfits in Bardot's style, including berets, short skirts and black thigh-high stockings. Many photos of Cynthia from 1963 to 1965 show her dressed and styled that way.
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U.S. sportscaster Howard Cosell was the first to tell the world of the murder, announcing it during NFL Monday Night Football (1970). Frank Gifford said Lennon met Ronald Reagan when the two were guests on "Monday Night Football" in the mid-1970s. Following that appearance, Lennon gave Gifford and Cosell a full set of The Beatles' albums, each one autographed.
Production Story (1)
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In the 1960s he tried to get a live-action adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" books made, with himself and his Beatles bandmates starring. A fan of the books, Lennon expressed interest in playing Gollum, with Paul McCartney as Frodo, Ringo Starr as Sam and George Harrison as Gandalf.
Life & Family (3)
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Lennon named "Safe as Milk" by Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band as his favorite album, and bought two copies just to get the sticker inside. Shortly before his death, he also said he liked The Pretenders' hit single "Brass in Pocket" and The B-52's debut album, because they reminded him of Yoko Ono's music.
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His wife, Yoko Ono, disclosed his last words in a 2007 interview on the BBC Radio program Desert Island Discs. She said that after leaving the recording studio, he wanted to head home and see their son Sean before he fell asleep rather than go out to dinner. Ono recalled: "I said 'Shall we go and have dinner before we go home?' and John said, 'No, let's go home because I want to see Sean before he goes to sleep.'" Moments later, he was gunned down outside the historic Dakota building in New York City, where the family lived.
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Reference databases
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