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John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English rock musician, singer, songwriter, and peace activist, born in Liverpool, UK who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. With Paul McCartney, Lennon formed one of the most influential and successful songwriting partnerships of the 20th century and "wrote some of the most popular music in rock and roll history". He is ranked the second most successful songwriter in UK singles chart history after McCartney. |
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News in english
about John Lennon
(August / 2009)
Bobby Robson loved football as much as any man who ever lived Date: 01 Aug 2009
The Malaysian Insider -
AUG 1 – If you wanted another name for rock ‘n’ roll, John Lennon once said, you could call it Chuck Berry. Much the same claim could be made of English football and Bobby Robson, the miner’s son who embodied so many of the better qualities identified with the game in an age before vast sums of money came along to distort and realign its priorities. There can be little argument with the ...
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SFMOMA to Present Video Installation by Candice Breitz Date: 01 Aug 2009
Art Daily -
Candice Breitz with a project participant during the making of Working Class Hero (A Portrait of John Lennon), 2006; © Candice Breitz; photo: Pierfrancesco Celada.
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Beatles flesh out zombie mash-up craze Date: 01 Aug 2009
Guardian Unlimited -
US publisher hopes Fab Four will follow success of monster mash-up hit, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison are starring as zombies and Ringo Starr as a ninja in the latest addition to the publishing's hottest, and oddest, new craze: the monster mash-up. Alan Goldsher's Paul is Undead: The British Zombie Invasion has been snapped by US publisher Pocket ...
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New John Lennon Song? Date: 01 Aug 2009
antiMUSIC -
A top story from this week. a new John Lennon song could be published from beyond the grave
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John Lennon biopic to close London Film Festival Date: 03 Aug 2009
Yahoo.com -
London Film Festival organizers say this year's event will close with the world premiere of a new film about John Lennon's formative years in Liverpool.
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Lennon biopic to close Fest Date: 03 Aug 2009
Straits Times -
LONDON - LONDON Film Festival organizers say this year's event will close with the world premiere of a new film about John Lennon's formative years in Liverpool. Nowhere Boy depicts Lennon at age 15 and follows his relationship with his estranged mother, Julia, and with his Aunt Mimi, who raised him.
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Artist Sam Taylor-Wood's debut feature to close London film festival Date: 03 Aug 2009
Guardian Unlimited -
Nowhere Boy, the debut feature film from artist Sam Taylor-Wood, has been chosen as the closing night film at this year's London film festival . A portrait of John Lennon 's early years, Nowhere Boy was described by LFF artistic director Sandra Hebron as "less a biopic and more a love-story … as accomplished as it is moving, and will ensure the festival ends on a high note".
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He loved football as much as any man Date: 03 Aug 2009
Guardian Unlimited -
Geordie hero with infectious love for game If you wanted another name for rock 'n' roll, John Lennon once said, you could call it Chuck Berry. Much the same claim could be made of English football and Bobby Robson, the miner's son who embodied so many of the better qualities identified with the game in an age before vast sums of money came along to distort and realign its priorities. There can ...
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