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Linda McCartney

American musician, photographer, animal rights activist, vegetarian cookbook author & advocate, and entrepreneur. Born: September 24, 1941, Scarsdale, New York, USA. Died: April 17, 1998, Tucson, Arizona, USA. She studied at the [l982009]. She began her career in the mid-1960s as a photographer. She was the first woman to have a photograph on the cover of the music journal [l19286]. Co-founder of [a=Wings (2)] in 1971 where she played keyboards Wife of [a=Paul McCartney], 12 March 1969-17 April 1998 (her death). Mother of [a=Heather McCartney] (from her first marriage, later formally adopted by Paul McCartney), [a=Mary McCartney], [a=Stella McCartney] and [a=James McCartney]. Daughter-in-law of [a=James McCartney (2)] and sister-in-law of [a=Michael McCartney].