Linda McCartney
September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998
Linda McCartney was many things, including the wife of the Beatles’ Paul McCartney. She was also a photographer, animal activist, vegetarian cookbook author, musician and Oscar nominated songwriter. She even had her own line of vegetarian frozen food. Before marrying McCartney in 1969, Linda was well on her way to becoming a respected rock photographer, having shot the likes of Janis Joplin, the Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Jimi Hendrix and Bob Dylan. After marrying Paul, she devoted more time to her music, becoming a member of Paul’s post Beatles band, Wings. It was during this period that she and Paul co-wrote, “Live and Let Die”, which earned them an Academy Award nomination. Linda McCartney was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1995 and died from its results on April 17, 1998.