Cynthia Lennon
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Cynthia Lennon

John on left, Cynthia on right, sitting side by side on the roof of a car.
John Lennon and Cynthia Powell in 1959
Personal information
Birth nameCynthia Powell
Birth date10 September 1939(age 71)
Place of birthBlackpool, Lancashire, England
ResidenceMajorca, Spain
NationalityEnglish
SpouseJohn Lennon (1962 � 68) (divorced)
Roberto Bassanini (1970 � 73) (divorced)
John Twist (1976 � 83) (divorced)
Noel Charles (since 2002)
ChildrenJulian Lennon
ParentsCharles Powell (father)
Lillian Powell (mother)

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Cynthia Lennon (née Powell) (born 10 September 1939) is the former wife of musician John Lennon. She grew up in the middle-class section of Hoylake, on the Wirral Peninsula, and at 12 years old was accepted into the Junior Art School, and later was enrolled in the Liverpool College of Art. Lennon also attended the college, meeting Powell in a calligraphy class, which led to a relationship.

When Lennon was performing in Hamburg with The Beatles, she rented Lennon's bedroom from his aunt and legal guardian, Mimi Smith. After she became pregnant with Julian Lennon, the Lennons were married on 23 August 1962, at the Mount Pleasant Register office in Liverpool. In 1968, Lennon left her for Yoko Ono, and planned to sue for divorce and sole custody of their son. During this time Paul McCartney visited her, composing "Hey Jude" on the way. The Lennons' divorce was legally granted on 8 November 1968.

She married Italian hotelier Roberto Bassanini in 1970, divorcing him in 1973. In 1976, she married John Twist, an engineer from Lancashire, and divorced him in 1983. After her divorce, she changed her name back to Lennon by deed poll and met Jim Christie, who was her partner for 17 years. She published A Twist of Lennon in 1978, and later married Noel Charles, a night club owner, in 2002. In September 2005, she published a new biography, John. In 2006, she and her son attended the Las Vegas premiere of the Cirque du Soleil production of The Beatles' Love, which marked her only joint public appearance with Ono. She currently lives in Majorca, Spain.

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Fans remember John Lennon 30 years after his death - Hurriyet Daily News Tweet this news
Hurriyet Daily News---...- around the Peace and Harmony sculpture, recently unveiled by Lennon's former wife, -Cynthia Lennon-, and their son, Julian Lennon, in Chavasse Park. ... - Date : Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:15:24 GMT+00:00
Millions mark Lennon death anniversary - Hastings Observer Tweet this news
Hastings Observer--Peace and Harmony was unveiled earlier this year by -Lennon's- former wife -Cynthia- and their son Julian in Chavasse Park. Adam Byrne, 34, from the city, ... - Date : Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:48:01 GMT+00:00
'Sombre day' and shock over Lennon - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News--These were all such massive, truly international events” I was living in Mold at the time, and was asked if I could get to John -Lennon's- ex-wife -Cynthia-, ... - Date : Wed, 08 Dec 2010 07:26:51 GMT+00:00
'Happy birthday to me' … but it could cost you - Telegraph.co.uk (blog) Tweet this news
Telegraph.co.uk (blog)--Next to her was -Cynthia Lennon-, all excited because John and the lads had a big London concert coming up. Two prams containing two babies attended the two ... - Date : Mon, 22 Nov 2010 08:23:45 GMT+00:00
Lennon: Imagine and five other influential songs - Christian Science Monitor Tweet this news
Christian Science Monitor---Cynthia- Dobrez says she's never lost a game of 'Stump the Librarian,' in which she finds books for reluctant readers. She's the director of two public ... - Date : Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:58:53 GMT+00:00
Laura Davis: Why has someone spent £9500 on a toilet John Lennon owned for ... - Liverpool Daily Post Tweet this news
Liverpool Daily Post--Not almost £10000 for a collection of his holiday snapshots or a bundle of letters he wrote to -Cynthia-. Not for his diaries, his gold discs, his piano, ... - Date : Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:04:30 GMT+00:00
While my sitar gently weeps - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--On Feb 16,1968,-Lennon- and Harrison,with their wives -Cynthia- and Pattie Boyd,arrived in New Delhi.They made the 227-km taxi trip to the Maharishi's academy ... - Date : Sat, 14 Aug 2010 07:54:44 GMT+00:00
DVD Review: Parting Ways: An Unauthorized Story on Life After The Beatles - Blogcritics.org (blog) Tweet this news
Blogcritics.org (blog)---...- for example, the narrator discusses -Lennon's- relationship with Yoko Ono while airing footage circa 1967 of -Lennon- and -Cynthia- exiting a plane. ... - Date : Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:52:13 GMT+00:00
Cynthia Lennon erinnert sich in Berlin - Märkische Allgemeine Tweet this news
Märkische Allgemeine--BERLIN - Beide haben Popmusikgeschichte erlebt: -Cynthia Lennon-, erste Frau John Lennons, und Astrid Kirchherr, „Groupie“, Freundin und Entdeckerin der ... - Date : Wed, 21 Jul 2010 22:01:35 GMT+00:00

John Lennon

Studio albumsJohn Lennon/Plastic Ono Band * Imagine * Mind Games * Walls and Bridges * Rock 'n' Roll
With Yoko OnoUnfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins * Unfinished Music No.2: Life with the Lions * Wedding Album * Some Time in New York City * Double Fantasy * Milk and Honey
Live albumsLive Peace in Toronto 1969 * Live in New York City
CompilationsShaved Fish * The John Lennon Collection * Menlove Ave. * Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon * Wonsaponatime * Instant Karma: All-Time Greatest Hits * Acoustic * Peace, Love & Truth * Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon
SoundtracksImagine: John Lennon * The U.S. vs. John Lennon
Box setsLennon * John Lennon Anthology
BooksIn His Own Write * A Spaniard in the Works * Skywriting by Word of Mouth
FilmsHow I Won the War (1967) * Two Virgins (1968) * No. 5 (1968) * Honeymoon (1969) * Freedom (1970) * Fly (1970) * Apotheosis (1970) * Erection (1971) * Imagine (1972) * Dynamite Chicken (1972) * Oh! Calcutta! (1972) * Imagine: John Lennon (1988) * Come Together (2001) * The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006) * Chapter 27 (2008) * The Killing of John Lennon (2008) * Nowhere Boy (2009)
FamilyJulia Lennon (mother) * Alfred Lennon (father) * Mimi Smith (aunt) * Cynthia Lennon (first wife) * Julian Lennon (son) * Yoko Ono (second wife) * Sean Lennon (son) * Julia Baird (half-sister)
Related articlesThe Beatles * Lennon/McCartney * 251 Menlove Avenue * May Pang * David Peel * John Sinclair * Frederic Seaman * Plastic Ono Band * Bagism * Assassination * Mark David Chapman * Liverpool John Lennon Airport * John Lennon Museum * Working Class Hero: A Tribute to John Lennon * Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur * A Toot and a Snore in '74



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