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Julia was known as being high-spirited and impulsive, but was also musical and had a strong sense of humour. She bought Lennon his first guitar and encouraged him musically, even though her sister, Mimi Smith, strongly disapproved. She kept in almost daily contact with Lennon, and when he was in his teens he often stayed overnight at her and Bobby Dykins' house. On 15 July 1958 Julia was struck down and killed by a car driven by an off-duty policeman, outside Mimi's house. Lennon was traumatised by her death and wrote several songs about her, including "Julia" and "Mother." She has been described as "to a great extent... her son's muse." |
