Posted on 04/01/2015 10:21:37 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Cynthia Lennon, who was married to the late Beatles legend John Lennon during his rise to fame, has died, FOX411 has learned. She was 75.
A rep for Cynthia and John Lennon's only son, Julian Lennon, confirmed the news.
"Cynthia Lennon passed away today at her home in Mallorca, Spain, following a short but brave battle with cancer," a statement from Julian Lennon's rep read. "Her son Julian Lennon was at her bedside throughout. The family are thankful for your prayers. Please respect their privacy at this difficult time."
Cynthia Lennon, then Cynthia Powell, met John Lennon in the early '60s in college. In 1962, the two married when she became pregnant with Julian Lennon. They eventually divorced in 1968. Cynthia Lennon remarried several times
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Lennon first wife seemed pretty normal compared to what came later. I think Lennon was abuse to her - seemed like he was mad at the world and took it out on her.
Honestly had no idea he was married before the weirdo.
John Lennon had some kind of mental derangement.
Leaving the mother of his child for Yoko Ono is exhibit A.
RIP, Cynthia.
...through Z.
It was mentioned when the Beatles were on Ed Sullivan.
The ballad of John and Cynthia;
here covering those were the days
She told of her marriage and abandonment
in 2005’s “John”
John was abusive to nearly everyone. I loved his early music, but that’s about it.
I definitely knew Julian...maybe I just forgot about the other wife or was surprised how much Julian didn’t look like Yoko.
“I loved his early music, but that’s about it.”
His early music? McCartney was the brain of that outfit.
What one must do is to compare their respective careers after the Beatles broke up.
McCartney thrived while Lennon’s career was downhill forever.
Their collaborations was nothing more than McCartney writing a song then Lennon would say, “Oh, yeah! That’s good!” That is how he got his name on some of McCartney’s songs.
Pray to God to grant her rest and mercy.
RIP.
Baloney. Come Together, Norwegian Wood, You've Got to Hide Your Love Away, Tomorrow Never Knows, Help, Strawberry Fields Forever, and many more classics were primarily written by Lennon. As for his career nosediving after the Beatles, well, Yoko.
I’ve always heard that for decades after John’s death, Yoko and her son Sean found ways to legally block Julian from receiving any portion of John’s estate or finances. This only recently changed in the last ten years.
On April 8th, Julian will be 51 years old, and most likely will never become a father, by his own choice.
Yeah. Paul wrote Hey Jude for Julian about his anger towards his dad. It was originally Hey Jules.
John was not physically or verbally abusive to Cynthia or :Julian. He was young, immature and uncaring. He abandoned them but later repented. His devotion to his son Sean by Yoko was born from his desire to do better as a father. But for Julian it was too late, he had already let his hurt turn to an anger that would not allow his father to enter his life. The song “Hey Jude” was written for Julian; “take a sad song and make it better”.
John’s story is a story that millions and millions of us share. He was traumatized as a young boy but also loved and fawned over. He was an adorable boy but as a teen he became very angry and sought escape. Cynthia was an average girl from the town and she was too dull for John’s gifts and genius. She was a good person though. But he should never have married her; it was a mistake but he followed the customs of his time and married her to cover her pregnancy.
John’s character development is a story that so many children of divorce share. This story was presented in the film “Nowhere Boy”:
http://www.amazon.com/Nowhere-Boy-Aaron-Johnson/dp/B0036TGT5M
It is an excellent film starring Kristin Scott Thomas as his Aunt Mimi. It should be viewed by all parents who are headed for divorce so that they can better understand how bringing their parental conflict into the lives of their children can mess them up for life.
Just before he died. John had told his English family including his aunts, uncles, sisters and all that he was “coming back”. After raising Sean he grew to understand the importance of family. There was also confirmation from people close to him that he had turned to Christ. But he shot and killed leaving all us deprived of witnessing him become a real man.
“John Lennon had some kind of mental derangement”
Yeh its called heroin addiction.
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