Who was Linda Eastman?

Linda Louise Eastman, 'Lady McCartney' (1941 – 1998) was an American musician, photographer, animal rights activist and entrepreneur. Eastman was born in Scarsdale, New York, on 24th September 1941. She graduated from Scarsdale High School, Westchester County, New York in 1960, and went on to study at the University of Arizona, where she majored in art history.

She was married to Paul McCartney of the 'Beatles'. Linda was a professional photographer of celebrities and contemporary musicians. Her photos were also published in the book 'Linda McCartney's Sixties: Portrait of an Era in 1992'.

The couple met in May 1967, when Eastman, a New York photographer, was in London on assignment. Linda married Paul in 1969 at the register office in London. Together, the McCartneys had three children.

After the 1970 breakup of the 'Beatles', Paul and Linda formed the band 'Paul McCartney and Wings' in 1971. She continued to be part of her husband's touring band following 'Wings'' breakup in 1981 up until 'The New World Tour' in 1993.

Linda became an animal rights activist and wrote and published several vegetarian cookbooks. She also founded the 'Linda McCartney Foods' company. In 1995, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and died from the disease in 1998 at the age of 56.