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Linda Mccartney Biography (1941-1998)

Born Linda Eastman, September 24, 1941, in New York, NY; died of breast cancer, in Tucson, Arizona, April 29, 1998; daughter of Lee (a lawyer) and LouiseEastman; married John Melvyn See (a geophysicist), 1962 (divorced, 1965); married Paul McCartney (a musician), March 12, 1969; children: (first marriage)Heather; (second marriage) Mary, Stella, James. Avocational interests:Promoting vegetarianism, animal rights, horses. Career: Photographer,actress, producer, singer and songwriter. Appeared with Wings as a keyboardplayer and back-up singer, 1972-81. Worked as a receptionist at Town &Country magazine, c. 1966; McVege (frozen vegetarian food company), founder, 1991. Awards, Honors: Academy Award nomination, best song, 1973,for "Live and Let Die" (with Paul McCartney); Grammy Award nomination, best original score--motion picture or a television special, 1973, for Live andLet Die(with Paul McCartney and George Martin).

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Photographer, actress, producer, songwriter, singer

Birth Details

September 24, 1941

New York, New York, United States

Death Details

April 29, 1998

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Rock Show (also known as Wings Over the World), 1979
• Linda, Give My Regards to Broad Street, 1984
• Get Back, 1991
• Also appeared in Eat the Rich.
• Film Work
• Producer, Grateful Dead--A Photofilm, 1995
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• James Paul McCartney, ABC, 1973
• Paul McCartney: Put It There, Showtime, 1989
• Linda McCartney: Behind the Lens, A&E, 1993
• Paul McCartney: Live in the New World, Fox, 1993
• Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Bowl, PBS, 1994
• Episodic
• Voice, "Lisa the Vegetarian," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1995
• Television Work
• Executive producer, Paul McCartney: Live in the New World, Fox, 1993
• RECORDINGS
• Music Videos
• Appeared in Paul McCartney's "The World Tonight."
• WRITINGS
• Film Composer
• (Theme song only) Live and Let Die, United Artists, 1973
• Rockshow, 1979
• Give My Regards to Broadstreet, 1983
• ("Band on the Run" only) The Killing Fields, 1984
• ("Live and Let Die" only) Grosse Pointe Blank, 1997
• Television Composer
• (Theme song only) The Zoo Gang, 1975
• Cookbooks
• Linda McCartney's Home Cooking, 1989

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• Entertainment Weekly, May 1, 1998, p. 10.
• Maclean's, May 4, 1998, p. 64.
• Newsweek, May 4, 1998, p. 64.
• People Weekly, May 4, 1998, p. 98.
• Variety, April 27, 1998, p. 74.
• Vegetarian Times, July 27, 1998, p. 128.*