Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1939-09-10
- Died
- 2015-04-01
- Works
- 6
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Acting · Blackpool, England
Cynthia Lennon was born on September 10, 1939, in Blackpool, England. She grew up in a middle-class family and developed a passion for art and music from a young age. Cynthia's artistic talents were nurtured by her mother, who recognized her daughter's creative abilities and encouraged her to pursue her dreams. In the late 1950s, Cynthia enrolled in the Liverpool College of Art, where she…
Known for
- The Lost Weekend: A Love Story — Self (archive footage)2023
- The Beatles: Made on Merseyside2018
- George Harrison: Living in the Material World — Self (archive footage)2011
- John Lennon: Love Is All You Need — Self (archive footage)2010
- Inside John Lennon - Unauthorized — Self (archive footage)2003
Article
Cynthia Lennon (née Powell; 10 September 1939 – 1 April 2015) was a British artist and author, and the first wife of John Lennon.
Born in Blackpool and raised in Hoylake on the Wirral Peninsula, Powell attended the Liverpool College of Art, where Lennon was also a student. Powell and Lennon started a relationship after meeting in a calligraphy class. When Lennon was performing in Hamburg with the Beatles, Powell rented his bedroom at 251 Menlove Avenue in the Liverpool suburb of Woolton from his aunt and legal guardian, Mimi Smith. After Powell became pregnant with their son Julian, the couple married in August 1962, and they lived at Kenwood in Weybridge from 1964 to 1968, where she kept house and participated with Lennon in a London-based social life. In 1968, Lennon left Powell for Japanese artist Yoko Ono; the couple's divorce was granted in November 1968 on the grounds of adultery.