Lee Eastman (born Leopold Vail Epstein ; January 12, 1910 – July 30, 1991) was an American show business lawyer and art collector from New York City .
76-473: One of his four children was Linda McCartney , the first wife of former Beatle Paul McCartney . Eastman became McCartney's business manager shortly before the breakup of The Beatles , while his son John Eastman represented McCartney during his 1970 lawsuit to dissolve the group legally. He is the maternal grandfather of potter Heather McCartney , photographer Mary McCartney , fashion designer Stella McCartney , and musician/sculptor James McCartney . Eastman
152-595: A cancer clinic, opened at The Royal Liverpool University Hospital . In November 2002, the Linda McCartney Kintyre Memorial Trust opened a memorial garden in Campbeltown near where the family's Scottish farmhouse was located, with a bronze statue of her created by sculptor Jane Robbins, Paul's cousin. Fillmore East 40°43′39″N 73°59′19″W / 40.7276°N 73.9886°W / 40.7276; -73.9886 The Fillmore East
228-533: A concert presenting Bachman-Turner Overdrive . On December 31, 1974, the Ike & Tina Turner Revue headlined a bill that included Quicksilver Messenger Service and Hidden Strength. It operated through 1975, but was renamed the "Village East", supposedly due to objections from Bill Graham over the use of the Fillmore name. From 1980 to 1988, the renovated venue was home to The Saint , an early gay superclub . As of 2013,
304-587: A face" and "if slaughterhouses had glass walls the whole world would be vegetarian." This shift led to the creation of cookbooks and a company. In 1989, she released her first vegetarian cookbook, Linda McCartney's Home Cooking (she credits author Peter Cox "for all of his help and research" on the copyright page). Next in 1991, Linda started her own company called Linda McCartney Foods , that served frozen vegetarian meals. According to Far Out Magazine , Linda McCartney Foods , "helped make it easier and more accessible for people to choose not to eat meat. At
380-589: A fish gasping for breath when you take it out of the water? They're saying, 'Thanks a lot for killing me. It feels great, you know.' No! It hurts!" After her death, PETA created the Linda McCartney Memorial Award. In 1984, McCartney was arrested in Barbados for possession of marijuana ; her husband had been arrested in 1975 in Los Angeles on the same charge. After flying to Heathrow Airport , she
456-791: A hobby. On May 15, 1967, while on a photo assignment in London, Eastman met Paul McCartney at the Bag O'Nails club, where Georgie Fame was performing. They met again four days later at the launch party for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band at Brian Epstein 's house. When her assignment was completed, she flew back to New York City. They got together again the following May in New York, while McCartney and John Lennon were there to inaugurate Apple Records . A few months after he returned to London, McCartney invited Eastman to spend some time with him there. When she arrived, they went to his home, where they spent
532-447: A live band...And we realized that the audience was a big part of what we did...There was no question about where to record a concert. New York crowds have always been great, but what made the Fillmore special was Bill Graham. He was the best promoter rock has ever had and you could feel his influence in every little single thing at the Fillmore. It was just special. The bands felt it and the crowd felt it and it lit all of us up. The Fillmore
608-525: A period in which he and McCartney exhibited their collaborations in photography and stained glass together at the Swiss National Museum of Glass Arts in Romont, the artwork—which takes as its motif the fleur-de-lys or lily, cited as Linda's favourite flower—was renamed in tribute to her after her death. The exhibition, of the same name, ran until September 1998, after which The Glass Wall was acquired by
684-733: A plaque at the entrance and planting a Cypress Oak tree (Quercus fastigiata) nearby overlooking the play area. In January 2000, Paul made donations in excess of $ 2,000,000 for cancer research at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York and the Arizona Cancer Center in Tucson, where Linda received treatment. The donations, through the Garland Appeal, were made on the condition that no animals would be used for testing. Also in 2000, The Linda McCartney Centre,
760-422: A prominent Cleveland department store executive. Lindner died in a plane crash in 1962. He later remarried Monique de T. Schless. Eastman died of a stroke on July 30, 1991, in a New York City hospital; he was 81. His son John Eastman died on August 10, 2022, of pancreatic cancer, at the age of 83. Linda McCartney Linda Louise, Lady McCartney ( née Eastman ; September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998)
836-498: A real songwriter. In 1971 Northern Songs and Maclen Music filed a lawsuit alleging that Paul McCartney had violated an exclusive rights agreement by collaborating with Linda on the song "Another Day", which had the effect of transferring a 50% share of the publishing royalties to his own McCartney Music company. The lawsuit was "amicably settled", according to an ATV spokesman, in June 1972. The McCartneys shared an Oscar nomination for
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#1732858469844912-530: A signed, professional act, rent the Fillmore East for rehearsals on December 24-30, 1973. The band returns to perform a press event to promote the new band on January 8, 1974. According to then manager Bill Aucoin, they were just trying to gauge the press reaction to the new shock rock band. On December 7, 1974, Barry Stuart (Stein), reopened the venue as the NFE Theatre ("NFE" stood for "New Fillmore East") with
988-570: A six-disc set featuring the Allman Brothers Band's early and late shows at the Fillmore East from March 12 and 13, 1971, including their performance on the venue's final night of June 27, 1971, was issued as The 1971 Fillmore East Recordings . On November 17, 1972, the Fillmore East reopened as Villageast with "Virgin: A New Rock Opera Concert by The Mission". After a short run the Rock Opera closed and on December 15, 1972, Jerry Fuchs presented
1064-570: A songwriter and persuading him to continue writing and recording. After a few troubled months, Paul McCartney wrote " Maybe I'm Amazed " in Linda's honour. He explained during an interview that the song was written "for me and Linda", and that with the Beatles breaking up, "that was my feeling: Maybe I'm amazed at what's going on ... Maybe I'm a man and maybe you're the only woman who could ever help me; Baby won't you help me understand ... Maybe I'm amazed at
1140-459: Is André Breton at six years old! ' " He added that he found Linda's relationship with Heather a "very charming aspect of her life with this wonderful child". When the magazine received an invitation to photograph the Rolling Stones during a record promotion party on a yacht, Eastman immediately volunteered to represent the publication. The photo shoot marked a turning point in her life: I
1216-413: Is fabulous. Beautiful. I owe it all to Linda's dad Lee Eastman and her brother John. Linda's dad is a great business brain. He said originally, 'If you are going to invest, do it in something you know. If you invest in building computers or something, you can lose a fortune. Wouldn't you rather be in music? Stay in music.' I said, 'Yeah, I'd much rather do that.' So he asked me what kind of music I liked. And
1292-688: The Corning Museum of Glass , and installed as part of its permanent collection in Steuben . After her death, the Edinburgh International Film Festival premiered Wide Prairie , a six-minute cartoon fantasy film McCartney made with director Oscar Grillo. In April 1999, Paul McCartney performed at the " Concert for Linda " tribute at the Royal Albert Hall , organized by two of their friends, Chrissie Hynde and Carla Lane . Among
1368-575: The Fillmore East , a New York concert venue, where she became the unofficial house photographer capturing numerous performances at the legendary club, and was the first woman to have a photograph on the cover of the influential music magazine Rolling Stone . Her photographs were displayed in galleries and museums such as the Victoria and Albert Museum , and were collected in several books. Linda had been learning to play keyboards from her husband, and after
1444-593: The Fillmore West , in San Francisco . The theatre at 105 Second Avenue that became the Fillmore East was originally built as a Yiddish theater in 1925–26, designed by Harrison Wiseman in the Medieval Revival style, at a time when that section of Second Avenue was known as the " Yiddish Theater District " and the "Jewish Rialto " because of the numerous theatres that catered to a Yiddish-speaking audience. Called
1520-557: The Grateful Dead played a total of 43 concerts at the theater from June 1968 through April 1971. Jefferson Airplane performed six shows and Taj Mahal played eight shows at the venue, while Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young did four shows in September 1969 and six performances in June 1970. Led Zeppelin made four appearances in early 1969, opening for Iron Butterfly . Amateur film footage of their January 31 performance can be viewed at
1596-542: The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation unveiled a historic plaque on the building at a ceremony featuring Joshua White of the Joshua Light Show and critic/guitarist Lenny Kaye . Live Nation resurrected the Fillmore East name by rebranding the renovated Irving Plaza as "The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza" on April 11, 2007, with English pop music singer and songwriter Lily Allen as
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#17328584698441672-643: The Lindner Company clothing store in Cleveland, Ohio . Her father, Lee Eastman (born Leopold Vail Epstein), was the son of Belarusian-Jewish immigrants Louis and Stella (Shkolnick) Epstein from Gomel . His sister Rose Frisch became a noted scientist who worked on women's fertility and population studies. Her father practiced entertainment law in New York and counted among his famous clients Harold Arlen , Tommy Dorsey , Willem de Kooning , Jack Lawrence , and Mark Rothko . At Eastman's request, Lawrence wrote
1748-417: The 1970 breakup of the Beatles , Paul and Linda recorded the album Ram together, and they formed the band Wings in 1971. She continued to play alongside Paul following Wings' breakup in 1981 up until The New World Tour in 1993. She was an animal rights activist and wrote and published several vegetarian cookbooks. She founded the vegetarian Linda McCartney Foods company with her husband. In 1995, she
1824-692: The Beatles' breakup, until his death in 2022. A strong advocate of animal rights, Linda lent her support to many organizations, such as People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the Council for the Protection of Rural England , and Friends of the Earth . She was also a patron of the League Against Cruel Sports . She narrated a TV advertisement for PETA in which she said: "Have you ever seen
1900-581: The Commodore Theater, and independently operated, it eventually was taken over by Loews Inc. and became a movie theater , the Loews Commodore. It later became the Village Theatre, owned by Roger Euster, with on-site management by Ben Barenholtz . When Bill Graham took over the theatre in 1968, it was unused and had fallen into disrepair. Despite the deceptively small front marquee and façade,
1976-902: The Led Zeppelin website. The Joshua Light Show , headed by Joshua White , was an integral part of many performances, with its psychedelic art lighting on a backdrop behind many live bands. From the summer of 1970, the Pig Light Show, under the direction of Marc L. Rubinstein, performed at the theater, becoming the de facto house light show. National Educational Television taped a show on September 23, 1970, for broadcast. It featured The Byrds , Elvin Bishop Group , Albert King , Sha Na Na , Van Morrison with psychedelic light show by Joe's Lights (what The Joshua Light Show became known as after Joshua left in 1970). The Allman Brothers were also taped for broadcast but due to technical difficulties,
2052-655: The University of Arizona without graduating, and married Joseph Melville See Jr. (in June 1962). Their daughter Heather was born in December 1962. They divorced in 1965, and Linda resumed using her maiden name. Linda became a receptionist and editorial assistant for Town & Country magazine. In 1965, she became romantically involved with photographer David Dalton. She studied how he worked during photo shoots, how he set up shots and managed lighting and composition. When she began her own shoots, such as with music groups, he said he
2128-582: The artists she photographed there were Todd Rundgren , Aretha Franklin , Grace Slick , Jimi Hendrix , Bob Dylan , Janis Joplin , Eric Clapton , Simon & Garfunkel , the Who , the Doors , the Animals , John Lennon , and Neil Young . Her photo of Young, taken in 1967, was used on the cover of Sugar Mountain – Live at Canterbury House 1968 in 2008. She photographed Clapton for Rolling Stone magazine and became
2204-652: The artists who performed, besides Paul, were George Michael , the Pretenders , Elvis Costello , Tom Jones , and Neil Finn . Paul closed the concert by dedicating the event to Linda, whom he called his "beautiful baby", and their children. On 19 July 1999, just a few yards from Calderstones House in Liverpool , Paul officially opened the Linda McCartney Children's Play Area in Calderstones Park , unveiling
2280-563: The attorney and manager of her husband Paul McCartney . She preferred nature and animals while growing up and enjoyed going horseback riding as a child. After graduating from Vermont College, she attended the University of Arizona and majored in fine arts while taking up nature photography as a hobby. While she was studying there, her mother was killed in the 1962 crash of American Airlines Flight 1 in Jamaica Bay, New York . She then left
2356-451: The best tribute: go veggie ". A memorial service was held at St. Martin-in-the-Fields in London, which was attended by George Harrison , Ringo Starr , Billy Joel , Elton John , David Gilmour , Peter Gabriel , and other celebrities among a congregation of 700. A memorial service was also held at Riverside Church in Manhattan two months after her death. Paul said at her funeral, "She
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2432-468: The bus down to Apple," said his maid, "and no one would recognize him." Linda's relaxed attitude about everyday things began to affect him in other ways. He recalls once feeling guilty because he was exhausted from work and, having trained himself to never appear tired, apologized to her. She simply replied, "it's allowed", which amazed him. "I remember thinking, Fucking hell! That was a mind-blower. I'd never been with anyone who thought like that ... it
2508-479: The couple had Mary (b. August 28, 1969), Stella (b. September 13, 1971), and James (b. September 12, 1977). They sometimes went to his farmhouse retreat in the west of Scotland which he had originally purchased to "escape Beatlemania ". They both liked and needed time away from the city, and were equally attracted to natural surroundings, writes biographer Barry Miles . "We'd just enjoy sitting out in nature", Paul said. The song " Two of Us " on Let it Be
2584-487: The evening. "He must have been really happy that night", said one of the fans who often loitered outside his home. "He sat on the windowsill with his acoustic guitar and sang ' Blackbird ' to us from his upstairs room." McCartney was attracted to Eastman for a number of reasons, which he explained later: "I liked her as a woman; she was good-looking with a good figure, so physically I was attracted to her." McCartney also liked her sense of independence: "Her mental attitude
2660-403: The first name I said was Buddy Holly . Lee got on to the man who owned Buddy Holly's stuff and bought that for me. So I was into publishing now." McCartney's music publishing investments have paid off. In 1984, he estimated that half his income came from recording, and half from his music publishing business. Eastman had four children with his first wife Louise Lindner, herself the daughter of
2736-503: The first woman to have a photograph on the cover (May 11, 1968). After she married McCartney, her photo of the two of them appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone on January 31, 1974, making her the only person to appear on the magazine's cover who was also the photographer. Her photographs were later exhibited in more than 50 galleries internationally, and at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. A collection of photographs from that time, Linda McCartney's Sixties: Portrait of an Era ,
2812-408: The fledgling rock music circuit in the late sixties. Because of its excellent acoustics, the enthusiastic and attentive audiences and Graham's innovative way of handling the concert environment, the hall became a favorite spot for the recording of many live albums. Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts, on why they recorded their first live album there: 'We realized that we got a better sound live and that we're
2888-540: The former lobby building is owned by Apple Bank , which has a branch at street level, and the rest of the interior of the auditorium has been demolished and replaced with an apartment complex, Hudson East, with its entrance at 225 East 6th Street . The building at 105 Second Avenue is now part of the East Village/Lower East Side Historic District , created in October 2012. In October 2014,
2964-541: The hotels and limousines and the music business, so it was quite a relief. McCartney began writing more of his songs away from the studio. "I found that I was enjoying working alone", he said. He wrote the song " The Lovely Linda " for his debut solo album while they were staying in Scotland. In 1971, they recorded the album Ram . She became Lady McCartney when her husband was knighted in 1997. Her brother, entertainment lawyer John Eastman, had represented McCartney since
3040-411: The increased prevalence of arena and stadium bookings, Graham closed the Fillmore East after only three years. The final concert took place on June 27, 1971, with three billed acts, The Allman Brothers Band , The J. Geils Band , Albert King , and special surprise guests Edgar Winter's White Trash , Mountain , The Beach Boys , Country Joe McDonald in an invitation-only performance. The concert
3116-428: The notable acts to play the Fillmore East was Jimi Hendrix . His album Band of Gypsys was recorded live on New Year's Day 1970. British blues-rock trio Cream played the Fillmore East when it was called the "Village Theater" on September 20 & 23, 1967. On Saturday, February 15, Chuck Berry took the stage as headliner with Johnny Winter (billed simply as “Winter”), British blues-rock band Savoy Brown, and Aorta as
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3192-603: The opening night of concerts with a performance featuring Bloodrock , Elephants Memory , and Trapeze. On December 16, 1972, the bill was Bloodrock, Foghat and The Fabulous Rhinestones. Fuchs went on to present several other concerts at Villageast, including the New York Dolls and Teenage Lust on December 23, Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley on December 27, Steve Miller Band and Seatrain on December 28, and Roy Buchanan and Crazy Horse on December 30 and 31, 1972. The band KISS, in preparation for their first "official" show as
3268-519: The photography of horses at college in Arizona under Hazel Larsen Archer and became an avid nature hobbyist, using a Leica camera . A few months after her Rolling Stones shoot, she was allowed backstage at Shea Stadium , where the Beatles performed. Eastman had gained some experience in celebrity photography and became an unofficial house photographer at Bill Graham 's Fillmore East concert hall. Among
3344-512: The reggae-inspired single " Seaside Woman " was released by an obscure band called Suzy and the Red Stripes on Epic Records in the United States. Suzy and the Red Stripes were Wings, with Linda (who wrote the song) on lead vocals. The song, recorded by Wings in 1972, was written in response to allegations from Paul's publisher that Linda's co-writing credits were inauthentic and that she was not
3420-419: The reins of the company, and of the band's careers. John Lennon favoured Klein. Lennon was impressed that Klein knew and understood Lennon's lyrics, and called Klein very intelligent. McCartney wanted Eastman, but was out-voted 3–1, as George Harrison and Ringo Starr sided with Lennon and Klein. For a short period, Klein managed Apple Corps and the personal careers of Lennon, Harrison, and Starr while Eastman
3496-550: The same bill. The Kinks played October 17 & 18, 1969, supported by the Bonzo Dog Band . Ike & Tina Turner played on January 9 & 10, 1970, supported by Fats Domino . John Lennon and Yoko Ono sat in with Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention at the theater on June 6, 1971. The Allman Brothers Band played so many shows at Fillmore East that they were sometimes called "Bill Graham's house band"; additionally,
3572-601: The segment with them was not aired. The show, "Welcome To Fillmore East" was aired on WNET channel 13 in NYC and simulcast on WNEW-FM radio on October 10, 1970, at 10:00 pm in the NYC area. A thirty-minute clip from that show of the Allmans can be seen on YouTube. As the Bill Graham's original Fillmore Auditorium on the West Coast , the Fillmore East quickly became an important venue on
3648-555: The song " Linda " when she was one year old. It was recorded by Buddy Clark in 1947 and went to No. 2 on the Billboard Best Sellers chart, and was recorded again in 1963 by duo Jan and Dean . Eastman graduated from Scarsdale High School in 1959. She then attended Vermont College in Montpelier, Vermont , where she received an Associate of Arts in 1961. Her brother John, who studied law like their father, later became
3724-533: The song " Live and Let Die "; they were photographed together at the event in April 1974. Linda's album Wide Prairie , which included "Seaside Woman", was released posthumously in 1998. Along with eight other British composers, Paul contributed to the choral album A Garland for Linda , and he dedicated his classical album Ecce Cor Meum (1999) to Linda. When she and Paul decided to become vegetarians in 1975, Linda stated that she would no longer "eat anything with
3800-407: The supporting acts. It was a treat for New Yorkers to see the legend at their beloved Fillmore East. The evening’s shows were noteworthy not only for Berry’s knock-’em-dead sets, with Reality Sandwich, a NYC rock band, superbly laying down the beat, but also for the rare four-act bill. The following weekend, February 21-22, 1969, The Mothers of Invention , Buddy Miles Express , and Chicago played on
3876-651: The theater had a substantial capacity of almost 2,700. The venue provided Graham with an East Coast counterpart to his existing Fillmore in San Francisco, California. Opening on March 8, 1968, the Fillmore East quickly became known as "The Church of Rock and Roll," with two-show, triple-bill concerts several nights a week. Graham would regularly alternate acts between the East and West Coast venues. Until early 1971, bands were booked to play two shows per night, at 8 pm and 11 pm, on both Friday and Saturday nights. Among
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#17328584698443952-469: The time, options were extremely limited and Linda essentially made vegetarianism possible on a much larger scale. The brand is one of Britain's most established meat-free food products." However, in 1999, the H. J. Heinz Company acquired the company, and in 2007, the Hain Celestial Group bought it. Her next vegetarian cookbook, Linda's Kitchen: Simple and Inspiring Recipes for Meatless Meals ,
4028-522: The usual pampered, neglected, screwed-up rock-biz brats. If the public never quite warmed to Linda, thanks mainly to her militant vegetarianism and animal-rights activism, she was acknowledged to have been the right one for him, just as Yoko had been for John. —Biographer Philip Norman During their 29-year marriage, the McCartneys had four children: she brought her daughter Heather (whom Paul later formally adopted) from her first marriage, and together
4104-472: The way the press treated Linda: "She got the same kind of insults, hatred, absolute garbage thrown at her for no reason whatsoever other than she fell in love with Paul McCartney." In late 1969, Paul fell into a deep depression due to the Beatles' pending breakup after John Lennon's departure. He spent days in bed and drank excessively, wondering what to do with his life. McCartney later said that Linda helped him pull out of that crisis by praising his work as
4180-433: The way you pulled me out of time, hung me on the line, Maybe I'm amazed at the way I really need you." He added that "every love song I write is for Linda." His marriage to Linda, viewed as such a disastrous misstep at the time, became by far the happiest and most durable in pop. Despite the immensity of his fame and wealth, the couple managed to lead a relatively normal domestic life and prevent their children from becoming
4256-433: The years they were managed by Brian Epstein . Lennon, Harrison, and Starr eventually soured on Klein, and after a series of suits and countersuits, Klein left Apple Corps with a multimillion-dollar buyout. Eastman and his son successfully managed McCartney's solo career, leaving McCartney the wealthiest of the former Beatles. In 1984, McCartney cited one example of advice he received from Eastman: The music publishing I own
4332-567: Was rock promoter Bill Graham 's rock venue on Second Avenue near East 6th Street on the Lower East Side section of Manhattan , now called the East Village , in New York City . The venue was open from March 8, 1968, to June 27, 1971, and featured some of the biggest acts in rock music of that time. The Fillmore East was a companion to Graham's Fillmore Auditorium , and its successor,
4408-471: Was simulcast live by New York City radio stations WPLJ and WNEW-FM , with between-set banter by many of New York City's then-trend-setting disc jockeys, including WPLJ 's Dave Herman and Vin Scelsa and WNEW-FM 's Scott Muni and Alison Steele . The Allman Brothers Band set was released as the second disc of the deluxe edition/remastered version of their Eat a Peach (1972 and 2006) album. In 2014,
4484-419: Was "astonished" at how easily she could take control of unruly or uncooperative musicians. He said that shooting rock groups was "a bloody pain in the neck. But with the lovely Linda, all this changed ... Now their eyes were pinned on her." Dalton was also impressed by the intelligence of Eastman's daughter. "Linda and I would get high and Heather would say the most amazing things ... I'd think, 'This
4560-408: Was also the friend and longtime lawyer for and collector of the works of the abstract expressionist painter Willem de Kooning . His sister Rose Frisch became a noted scientist who worked on issues of women's fertility and population studies. His family was Jewish . When the Beatles' company Apple Corps was in business trouble early in 1969, Eastman and Allen Klein were both considered to take
4636-413: Was an American photographer and musician. She was the keyboardist and harmony vocalist in the band Wings that also featured her husband, Paul McCartney of the Beatles . Beginning in the mid-1960s, Linda began a career as a photographer, landing with Town & Country , where she soon gained assignments to photograph various musicians and entertainers. By the late 1960s, she was a regular fixture at
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#17328584698444712-931: Was an artist," Paul said, "and was not cut out to be an academic." Linda's daughter, Heather, created another strong bond between them, since he had always liked and wanted children of his own. When McCartney first met Heather, who was nearly six, he insisted that she and Linda move to London to live with him. After they did, he devoted time to Heather, playing with her, reading her stories, and drawing cartoons with her. He sang her to sleep at bedtime. Biographer Philip Norman observed that Linda had some personality aspects which Paul admired. She seemed less concerned with clothing or her public appearance, preferring to dress casually, even in semi-formal settings. She typically held his arm when they were together, often "gazing up at him in awe", and seeming to idolize him. Paul's friends said that he began to be less formal, whether shaving less often or just wearing simpler clothes. "He could go on
4788-422: Was arrested on charges of possession. She later said that, while hard drugs were "disgusting", marijuana was "pretty lightweight". McCartney was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1995, and her condition worsened when the cancer metastasized to her liver . Paul was aware of the prognosis and later said, "The doctors had told me privately that we'd caught it too late, that she'll have about 18 months. And that
4864-505: Was born on December 31, 1962. The couple had dissimilar lifestyles, became increasingly unhappy, and divorced in June 1965. He was an academic who spent much of his time studying and doing research, while she preferred a home life. She loved the wide open spaces in Arizona and enjoyed riding horses through the desert landscape. The settings, with saguaro cacti , reminded her of scenery from western films, which inspired her to take up photography as
4940-426: Was diagnosed with breast cancer and died from the disease three years later at the age of 56. Linda McCartney was born Linda Louise Eastman in Manhattan, New York , on September 24, 1941. She had one older brother named John, and two younger sisters named Laura and Louise Jr. Her mother, Louise Sara Eastman (née Lindner), was from a German-Jewish family. Her maternal grandfather was Max J. Lindner, founder of
5016-533: Was my girlfriend. I lost my girlfriend." McCartney left all of her property to Paul, including royalties from books and records and rights to her photos. He pledged to continue her line of vegetarian food and to keep it free from GMOs . In June 1998, the artist Brian Clarke exhibited The Glass Wall (Dedicated to Linda McCartney) , a 1,012 square foot artwork in stained glass, at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery in New York. Created by Clarke between 1997–98,
5092-427: Was patently clear that it was allowed to be tired." They were married in a small civil ceremony at Marylebone Town Hall on March 12, 1969. British fans reacted negatively, partly because his marriage ended McCartney's status as the last unattached Beatle. John Lennon married Yoko Ono a week later, and both women were perceived by fans as reasons for the group's breakup. Lennon at one point publicly criticized
5168-461: Was published in 1992. She also took the photograph for the cover of Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson 's single " The Girl Is Mine ". After the Beatles broke up in 1970, Paul taught Linda to play keyboards and recorded an album with her, Ram , as a duo. The couple formed the band Wings . They garnered several Grammy Awards , becoming one of the most successful British bands of the 1970s, but had to endure gibes about Linda's singing. In 1977
5244-469: Was published in 1995, and was nominated for a James Beard Foundation Award in the Vegetarian Books category in 1996. In 2021, Paul, Stella, and Mary McCartney updated and veganized a number of Linda's vegetarian recipes, and released them as the vegan cookbook, Linda McCartney's Family Kitchen . Linda McCartney's Family Kitchen was nominated for an IVFF award in 2021. Eastman's first marriage
5320-487: Was quite rebellious ... [growing up] she was the kind of kid who would hang out in the kitchen with the black maids" to learn cooking. She disliked socializing. They both liked natural surroundings, he said, and they shared a love of nature, which became one of their most important emotional links. He knew that because of her "very free spirit", she was considered a rebel and a black sheep by her family for avoiding excelling in education, unlike her father and brother. "She
5396-469: Was the corporate counsel and managed McCartney. The Klein/Eastman combination did not work, and after a contentious meeting, Eastman was out. Subsequent disagreements over decisions made by Klein and the other Beatles prompted McCartney — represented by Eastman — to sue them to dissolve the partnership, and he eventually succeeded. Klein made some successful deals for the Beatles, and they made more money during their short tenure with Klein than they had during
5472-481: Was the high octane gig to play in New York - or anywhere else, really...It was a great sounding room with a great crowd...The Fillmores were so professionally run, compared to anything else at the time. And he would gamble on acts, bringing in jazz and blues...and he had taken a chance on the Brothers.' The list includes: Because of changes in the music industry and large growth in the concert industry, as exemplified by
5548-421: Was the only photographer they allowed on the yacht. I just kept clicking away with the camera, and they enjoyed it and I enjoyed it, and suddenly I found that taking pictures was a great way to live and a great way to work. Eastman's father wanted her to undertake formal training with a professional photographer. "Well, I never had the patience for that", she said. "I had to trust my feelings." But she had studied
5624-488: Was to Joseph Melville See Jr. (April 19, 1938 – March 19, 2000), whom she met in college. He earned a geology degree from Princeton and pursued graduate studies at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Eastman followed him there, where she enrolled at the university to study art history. While she was there her mother was killed in the 1 March 1962 crash of American Airlines Flight 1 over Jamaica Bay, New York. She married See on June 18, 1962, and their daughter Heather Louise
5700-575: Was what she had." She died from the disease at the age of 56 on April 17, 1998, at the McCartney family ranch in Tucson, Arizona . Her family was with her when she died. McCartney was cremated in Tucson, and her ashes were scattered at the McCartney family's English farm in Sussex . Paul later suggested that fans remember her by donating to breast cancer research charities that did not support animal testing , "or
5776-441: Was written by Paul during one of their country drives. "This song was about that: doing nothing, trying to get lost ... [and] the wonderfully free attitude we were able to have." Linda recalled the setting: Scotland was like nothing I'd ever lived in. It was the most beautiful land you have ever seen, way at the end of nowhere. To me it was the first feeling I'd ever had of civilization dropped away ... so different from all
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