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- NAME: Paul McCartney
- OCCUPATION: Animal Rights Activist, Songwriter, Singer
- BIRTH DATE: June 18, 1942 (Age: 70)
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Full Name: Sir James Paul McCartney
- ZODIAC SIGN: Gemini
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British vocalist, songwriter, musician, and composer, Paul McCartney was a member of the Beatles as well as one of the most popular solo performers of all time.
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John Lennon - Mini Biography (7:55)
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Women of The Beatles - Linda Eastman
Rolling Stone's David Wild and People Magazine's JD Heyman discuss the tough start of Paul McCartney and Linda Eastman?s relationship.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono - Musical Lovers
Watch a short video about John Lennon and Yoko Ono to learn how the creative couple met and made sweet music together.
John Lennon - Mini Biography
A short biography of John Lennon, from his superstardom with the Beatles to his fame as a solo artist and social activist, to his marriage to Yoko Ono. In 1980, Lennon was gunned down by Mark David Chapman.
George Harrison - The End of Folk
George Harrison on the day in Albert Hall when Bob Dylan went electric, ending the folk music scene.
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Paul McCartney. [Internet]. 2013. The Biography Channel website. Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/paul-mccartney-9390850 [Accessed 19 May 2013].
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Paul McCartney [Internet]. The Biography Channel website; 2013 [cited 2013 May 19] Available from: http://www.biography.com/people/paul-mccartney-9390850.
Paul McCartney, http://www.biography.com/people/paul-mccartney-9390850 (last visited May 19, 2013).
Paul McCartney. The Biography Channel website. 2013. Available at: http://www.biography.com/people/paul-mccartney-9390850. Accessed May 19, 2013.
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View groupThe Beatles were a legendary rock group that formed in Liverpool, England, in 1960, and went on to transform popular music as a creative, highly commercial art form over the next decade. The Beatles were one of the most popular bands of all time, producing songs like "Yesterday, "Hey Jude," "Penny Lane, "With A Little Help From My Friends," "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)," "Day Tripper" and "Come Together." Learn more about the "Fab Four"—John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr—by exploring our Beatles collection.
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View groupSteve Jobs wasn't the only person in history to turn the apple into a significant cultural symbol. Somewhere in between the origin of the Adam and Eve story and the invention of the iPod, there were dozens of notable people who transformed the forbidden fruit into a significant statement.
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View groupIn 2002, four years after the death of his wife Linda, former Beatle Paul McCartney married model Heather Mills—without a prenuptial agreement. After having a baby, the couple separated in 2006. Mills talked to the press, and the divorce turned bitter. In 2008, Mills walked away with $50 million.
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