Yoko Ono & John Lennon

Yoko Ono and John Lennon
1966 - 1980
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Yoko Ono and John Lennon were married for 11 years before John Lennon died, leaving behind his partner and 1 child.

They had a son named Sean Taro Ono age 48.

On Screen Matchups

Yoko Ono and John Lennon were in 5 on-screen matchups, notably The Beatles Anthology(1995), George Harrison: Living in the Material World(2011), The Beatles Story(1996), Beatles Biggest Secrets(2004) and Parting Ways. An Unauthorized Story on Life After the Beatles(2009).

About

Yoko Ono is a 91 year old Japanese Artist. Born on 18th February, 1933 in Tokyo, Japan, she is famous for Known for her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking, Wife of John Lennon in a career that spans 1961–2021. Her zodiac sign is Aquarius.

British Musician John Lennon passed away on 8th Dec 1980 The Dakota, New York City, New York, USA aged 40. Born John Winston Lennon Stanley on 9th October, 1940 in Liverpool, Merseyside, North West England, UK and educated at Quarry Bank High School, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK, John Lennon is most remembered for The Beatles in a career that spanned 1957–1980 and 1957–1975, 1980 and 1956–1975, 1980 and 1956–1980. His zodiac sign is Libra.

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Relationship Statistics

StatusDurationLength
DatingJul 1966 - 20th Mar 1969 2 years, 8 months
Married20th Mar 1969 - Dec 1980 11 years, 8 months
Total Jul 1966 - Dec 1980 14 years, 5 months


Lennon first met Yoko Ono on 9 November 1966 at the Indica Gallery in London, where Ono was preparing her conceptual art exhibit. They were introduced by gallery owner John Dunbar. Lennon was intrigued by Ono's "Hammer A Nail": patrons hammered a nail into a wooden board, creating the art piece. Although the exhibition had not yet begun, Lennon wanted to hammer a nail into the clean board, but Ono stopped him. Dunbar asked her, "Don't you know who this is? He's a millionaire! He might buy it." According to Lennon's recollection in 1980, Ono had not heard of the Beatles, but she relented on condition that Lennon pay her five shillings, to which Lennon said he replied, "I'll give you an imaginary five shillings and hammer an imaginary nail in." Ono subsequently related that Lennon had taken a bite out of the apple on display in her work Apple, much to her fury. Ono began to telephone and visit Lennon at his home. When Cynthia asked him for an explanation, Lennon explained that Ono was only trying to obtain money for her "avant-garde bullshit". While his wife was on holiday in Greece in May 1968, Lennon invited Ono to visit. They spent the night recording what would become the Two Virgins album, after which, he said, they "made love at dawn". When Lennon's wife returned home she found Ono wearing her bathrobe and drinking tea with Lennon who simply said, "Oh, hi." Ono became pregnant in 1968 and miscarried a male child on 21 November 1968, a few weeks after Lennon's divorce from Cynthia was granted. Two years before the Beatles disbanded, Lennon and Ono began public protests against the Vietnam War. They were married in Gibraltar on 20 March 1969, and spent their honeymoon at the Hilton Amsterdam, campaigning with a week-long Bed-In for Peace. They planned another Bed-In in the United States, but were denied entry, so held one instead at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montreal, where they recorded "Give Peace a Chance". They often combined advocacy with performance art, as in their "Bagism", first introduced during a Vienna press conference. Lennon detailed this period in the Beatles song "The Ballad of John and Yoko". Lennon changed his name by deed poll on 22 April 1969, adding "Ono" as a middle name. The brief ceremony took place on the roof of the Apple Corps building, where the Beatles had performed their rooftop concert three months earlier. Although he used the name John Ono Lennon thereafter, some official documents referred to him as John Winston Ono Lennon. The couple settled at Tittenhurst Park at Sunninghill in Berkshire. After Ono was injured in a car accident, Lennon arranged for a king-size bed to be brought to the recording studio as he worked on the Beatles' album, Abbey Road. Ono and Lennon moved to New York, to a flat on Bank Street, Greenwich Village. Looking for somewhere with better security, they relocated in 1973 to the more secure Dakota overlooking Central Park at 1 West 72nd Street.

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Relationship Timeline

December, 1980 - Breakup

9th October, 1975 - Child

20th March, 1969 - Marriage

1967 - Hookup

July, 1966 - Hookup

Couple Comparison

Name
Yoko Ono
John Lennon
Yoko Ono
John Lennon
Age (at start of relationship)
33
25
Height
Female
5' 2" (157 cm)
Male
5' 11" (180 cm)
Zodiac
Aquarius
Libra
Occupation
Artist
Musician
Hair Color
Black
Brown - Dark
Eye Color
Brown - Dark
Brown - Light
Nationality
Japanese
British
Religion
Agnostic
Atheist
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Children

NameGenderBornAge
Sean Taro OnoMale9th October, 197548 years old

Onscreen Matchups

  • The Beatles Anthology The Beatles Anthology 1995
  • George Harrison: Living in the Material World George Harrison: Living in the Material World 2011
  • The Beatles Story The Beatles Story 1996
  • Beatles Biggest Secrets Beatles Biggest Secrets 2004
  • Parting Ways. An Unauthorized Story on Life After the Beatles Parting Ways. An Unauthorized Story on Life After the Beatles 2009

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