-in 1993 was made a Companion of Honour for services to literature
             -Carcanet published all his poems, translations and prose writings
             -abandoned the writing of poetry at age of twenty
             -started again eight or nine years later on battleship off of Freetown
             -born on October 9, 1940 in Liverpool England
             -Winston Lennon was raised by mother, Julia, and Aunt Mimi
             -July 15, 1958 John's mother was killed in car accident/ affected John emotionally
             -alcohol and music became big part of his life
             -in late 1960 started the group The Beatles
             -in May 1968 John got married to Yoko Ono
             -in February 1972, FBI believed that John was only staying in country to upset the Republican National Convention
             -upset government more when he talked about peace and for an end to the Vietnam War
             -October 9, 1975 Yoko gives birth to son, Sean Taro Ono Lennon
             -December 8, 1980 John was shot and killed after coming out of his recording studio
             -James Paul McCartney was born on June 18, 1942 in Liverpool England
             -raised and educated at The Liverpool Institute
             -since 1990 Paul has traveled over 800,000 miles in concert through 22 countries
             -they set Guinness world record for largest stadium crowd of 184,000 in Rio de Janeiro
             -recently appointed Fellow of the Royal College of Music, the UK's highest musical award
             -relaxes by painting, sailing and songwriting
             -Paul and his wife Linda have been married for 28 years
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