Biography
Cynthia Lennon is an artist, designer, writing, businesswoman. She is the first wife of John Lennon, a woman with a good heart and a difficult fate.Childhood and youth
Cynthia Lillian Powell was born on September 10, 1939 in Blackpool, England. Her parents were from Liverpool, but the city was bombarded during World War II, and all pregnant women, including mother's mother, sent to a safer place. A little later, the family was in Hoileyke. Father, Charles Powell, worked at General Electric Company.
Embed from getty imagesBrothers of Cynthia called Charles and Anthony. She was the youngest child in the family. Grew quiet and modest, partly due to the upbringing. At the table, the girl always got the worst piece, the parents were forced to give way to the boys.
Cynthia from childhood showed talent to drawing. In 1950, he won an artistic award of 1 pound for a drawing of a ballerina, who sent Liverpool Echo in the newspaper. But loved ones did not give it importance, and she herself was too shy to be proud of himself.
In 1955, Charles Sr. died of lung cancer. Before death, the daughter said that she had to go to work to feed the family. It meant that the girl would not receive education. But the mother found a way out of the position, passing the rooms with four disciples-electricians so that Cynthia could pay for an artistic college.
Personal life
In the youth, the personal life of a woman was not easy, she was looking for happiness for a long time.In September 1957, Cynthia entered the Liverpool College of Arts on the schedule. Also went to calligraphy lessons where John Lennon met. The future rock idol turned out to be in the class only because other teachers refused him. John sat behind, slapped his future wife on his back and asked if she had a handle and a pencil.
They began to meet, although at that time the artist had a boyfriend. John attracted her to his Bunlet behavior. Synthia's herself tried to become relaxed, but nothing came out.
The future "Beatle" turned with her friend not very well. Jeff Mochhamed with his friend Jeff Mochhamed, calling the "monk." The first major quarrel happened when John raised her hand on her. After a couple of days, he apologized, explaining that he was drunk.
Young people got married on August 23, 1962. Wedding in Mount Pleasant was modest, as The Beatles became popular, it was necessary to hide the fact of marriage from fans. Schafer was the manager of Bitles Brian Epstein. In April 1963, the son of Julian Lennon was born. The family settled in the county of Surrey.
Embed from getty imagesCynthia believed that they had a good marriage, but John thought otherwise. In 1968, his wife, returning from a holiday in Greece, found the musician sitting on the floor next to Yoko it. John did not even looked in her direction, did not say a word. The woman knew about the treason of her husband, but did not suspect that it was going straight in her house.
After the divorce, John communicated little with Julian, and during rare meetings, he turned cold with him. Once the boy saw Lennon on TV in the clip of Imagine. I cry, he asked why the father sings about love all over the world, but does not love her son.
In 1970, Cynthia came out for the Italian Roberto Bassanini, a hotel manager. A few years later, the marriage collapsed. In 1976, the artist became the wife of John Twist engineer, but this Union stretched out only five years. New husbands were no better than Lennon. They drank, changed, spread their hands. And, unlike Bitla, did not earn anything.
In 1981, the Briton entered into relations with the driver of Jim Christi, who became her business manager. The couple broke up in 1998.
In 2002, a woman made a marriage with the former owner of the Nightclub Noel Charles. Finally, Cynthia met a loving and gentle man who showed attention and care. A celebrity has lived with him for 11 years, in 2013, Noel died.
Career
In 1976, Cynthia opened the restaurant Oliver's Bistro in Wales. On the second floor there were furnished rooms that we surrendered.
Embed from getty imagesIn 1978, the artist released the memoirs "Turn Lennon", in which he outlined his early biography and revelations about the famous ex-spouse, published its illustrations and poems. John, reading the excerpt from the book in the newspaper, tried to stop the release of the circulation.
In 1982, a woman sold Bistro and returned Lennon's name to get a 3-year-old contract for design for bed linen from Vantona Vyella.
In 1988 he released the Woman perfume, named after the song of the ex-spouse. In April 1989, Lennon's restaurant opened, where there were such dishes as Rubber Sole or SGT. Pepper's Steak. The establishment existed for a short time, since dinners were too expensive.
In 1995, Lennon's widow recorded Those Were The Days song, sprinkled by Paul McCartney. In 1968, the track became a hit performed by Mary Hopkin.
Embed from getty imagesIn 1999, the British arranged an exhibition of his drawings and paintings in the KDK gallery for Portobello Road, having received recognition as an independent creative personality.
In September 2005, Cynthia released the book "My husband John". In addition to numerous photos with Bitle, the memories described new facts about marriage and divorce with Lennon. For example, the public found out that George Harrison and Ringo Starr in 1968 stopped communicating with her, fearing to nice John. But the floor was not afraid of anyone. I visited the family, played with Julian and joked that in the case of which Cynthia could marry him.
Death
Late years of life, the artist spent in Mallorca, where she died on April 1, 2015. In recent days, Julian courted behind her. The cause of death became cancer.
At Cityy had no funeral on the Christian rite. Her grave can not be found in England or Mallorca. The body is cremated, and the dust dispelled over the sea.