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John Lennon
| Name: | John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE |
| Also Known As: | John Lennon, John Winston Lennon |
| Pronouns: | |
| Occupation: | musician, songwriter, singer |
| Medium: | rock and roll |
| Works: | most known as a member of the Beatles |
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| On Fanlore: | Related pages |
John Lennon was a musician, songwriter and singer.
Assassination
Lennon was assassinated by a fan in December 1980.
See Celebrity Worship Syndrome.
Some Lennon Fanworks
- Joyce Yasner, The Mysterious Yellow String from Spockanalia #3 (1968). A very creditable imitation of Lennon's humorous style, as if he were narrating a Star Trek episode.
- Carmen Dexter, Imagine (1981). Thoughts on John Lennon, from Fermata.
- Amyellen Leib (Lyricist), "Strawberry Jellow Forever" (1982). A filk based on: "Strawberry Fields Forever," from Bayfilk Songbook.
- Tom Maremaa, Imagined (1999). A man who may or may not be John Lennon recovers from a twenty-year coma and learns that people in power have been keeping him from returning to everyday life.
- James Ryan, I Read The News Today (2000). What if John had not died? What impact would he have on today's world?
- Chanson de la Lune, The Vampire John Lennon (2005). A slash zine.
- also see Beatles RPF
Gallery
cover of a 1986 issue of a fanzine called "Instant Karma": artist is Monica Habsburg
cover of The Vampire John Lennon
art from Fermata, Carmen Dexter
