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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
(November / 2009)
John Lennon Biopic Trailer Released Date: 01 Nov 2009
antiMUSIC -
A top story from this week. The trailer for Nowhere Boy, the film based on John Lennon's turbulent teenage years, has debuted
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John Lennon's days in the life Date: 01 Nov 2009
Guardian Unlimited -
How to tell the story of the young Lennon? First-time director Sam Taylor-Wood, rising star Aaron Johnson and Yoko Ono talk exclusively about new film Nowhere Boy Here in the New Clubmoor Hall in Norris Green, Liverpool, they're selling Bateman's Light Dinner Ale at 6d a bottle. The reek of Nelson's Tipped and Senior Service cigarettes fills the air. Moody boys in slim suits and slick DAs mooch ...
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LISA GUNNING CUTS JOHN LENNON FILM Date: 02 Nov 2009
Post Magazine -
LONDON - Editor Lisa Gunning recently cut the John Lennon biopic, Nowhere Boy , which premiered at the 53rd BFI London Film Festival. The film by Sam Taylor Wood chronicles Lennon’s youth and stars Kristin Scott Thomas and Aaron Johnson as Lennon. It will be distributed in the US through The Weinstein Company early next year.
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Sam Taylor-Wood Engaged To Teenage John Lennon Star Date: 02 Nov 2009
New Kerala -
Director SAM TAYLOR-WOOD is to wed the teenage actor she cast to star in a movie about JOHN LENNON's childhood.
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John Lennon's family donates proceeds from `Give Peace a Chance' release to UN peace fund Date: 03 Nov 2009
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune -
UNITED NATIONS - John Lennon's widow and two sons are donating the proceeds from the 40th anniversary release of the hit "Give Peace a Chance" to a U.N. peacebuilding fund used to help countries emerging from conflict, the fund announced Tuesday.
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Yoko Ono, John Lennon's sons 'Give Peace a Chance' Date: 04 Nov 2009
LiveDaily -
John Lennon 's family is marking the 40th anniversary of "Give Peace a Chance," by donating the net proceeds from the sale of a commemorative digital single to the United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (PBF), according to a press release. In a rare, unified move, Yoko Ono , Sean Lennon and Julian Lennon launched the single yesterday (11/3) exclusively at Apple's iTunes store. Net proceeds from all ...
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Timeless romance - Celebrity age-gaps Date: 05 Nov 2009
Evening Standard -
Sam Taylor-Wood, 42, and Aaron Johnson, 19, who announced their engagement last week. They began seeing each other after Taylor-Wood cast Johnson as a young John Lennon in her debut film, Nowhere Boy. They are not the first celebrity partnership to feature a large age gap Pic: Dave Benett
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Rain's John Lennon immerses himself in The Beatles' mystique Date: 05 Nov 2009
The Augusta Chronicle -
For Steve Landes, a member of the touring Beatles tribute band Rain, being John Lennon is more than picking up a guitar and playing the band's songs. It is, he said, an act of transformation.
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