John Lennon & Yoko Ono: Photos Of The Beatle & The Artist, Now 90

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February 18, 2023 10:48AM EST

See photos of John Lennon with his wife Yoko Ono, who turned 90 on Feb. 18, 2023.

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John Lennon & Yoko Ono: Photos Of The Couple

John Lennon & Yoko Ono: Photos Of The Couple — John Lennon and Yoko Ono were one of the 20th century’s most controversial couples, but their love endured through it all. The Beatles guitarist and Japanese artist/peace activist began an affair when he was still married to his first wife Cynthia. John left his wife and their son Julian and officially wed Yoko in 1969. Yoko soon became a pop culture icon and even collaborated with John on his 1971 album Imagine. After the end of The Beatles around 1970, she was unfairly blamed for the band’s breakup.

After the Beatles, John and Yoko only got closer. Together, they were vocal anti-Vietnam War advocates and staged their infamous “Bed-Ins For Peace” protest in 1968. In 1972, they joined the fledgling feminist movement in support of the Equal Rights Amendment. They started a family soon after, welcoming their son Sean Lennon in October 1975.

Sadly, the couple’s happy ending was cut short when John was fatally shot by Mark David Chapman in New York City on December 8, 1980. Despite her devastating loss, Yoko has continued to honor her late husband’s legacy through philanthropy and art. In fact, she just turned 90 this year! So, if you want to bask in the nostalgia of their controversial love story, click through the gallery for all the best photos.

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John Lennon & Yoko Ono In 1968

John Lennon & Yoko Ono In 1968 — John Lennon and Yoko Ono are pictured together in 1969, just one year before they got married. The couple looked so happy togetehr while standing in front of white balloons.

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John Lennon & Yoko Ono In 1968

John Lennon & Yoko Ono In 1968 — John Lennon and Yoko Ono are pictured in 1968. The couple held a little girl while out and about.

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John Lennon & Yoko Ono At An 1968 Art Exhibit

John Lennon & Yoko Ono At An 1968 Art Exhibit — John Lennon And Yoko Ono with an armful of balloons at the opening of his art exhibit ‘you Are Here’ At The Robert Fraser Gallery In London in 1968. The couple both wore white to match the all-white decour.

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John Lennon & Yoko Ono Perform For UNICEF

John Lennon & Yoko Ono Perform For UNICEF — Stage presence! John Lennon and Yoko Ono rocked out at a 1969 benefit for UNICEF in London. Their experimental sound was quite different from the music Beatles fans were used to hearing.

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Yoko Ono & John Lennon In ‘Man of the Decade’

Yoko Ono & John Lennon In ‘Man of the Decade’ — Yoko Ono and John Lennon appear in the 1960 TV special ‘Man of the Decade.’ The special honored John for his involvement in the music industry and peace activism.

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John Lennon & Yoko Ono At The Denmark Lennon Auction

John Lennon & Yoko Ono At The Denmark Lennon Auction — Musician John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono hold a bed-in for peace in room 902, the presidential suite at the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam, during a Denmark auction on March 25, 1969.

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John Lennon & Yoko Ono At A Press Conference

John Lennon & Yoko Ono At A Press Conference — John Lennon is joined by his wife Yoko Ono at a press conference in 1969. The couple cozied up beside each other as John spoke to the press gathered there.

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John Lennon & Yoko Ono At Their Home In Tittenhurst Park, Britain

John Lennon & Yoko Ono At Their Home In Tittenhurst Park, Britain — John Lennon and Yoko Ono are pictured at their resident at Tittenhouse Park in Britian on August 30, 1971. They looked so happy together and dressed in bright colors for the impromptu pic.

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John Lennon & Yoko Ono At Heathrow In 1969

John Lennon & Yoko Ono At Heathrow In 1969 — John Lennon and Yoko Ono walked through London’s Heathrow Airport hand-in-hand in this 1969 photo. She wore a witchy black hat and he had on a knit cap with a bristly beard.

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John Lennon & Yoko Ono On A Yacht

John Lennon & Yoko Ono On A Yacht — John Lennon and Yoko Ono with friends on a yacht. Yoko sweetly wrapped her arm around John, as the Beatles member looked out in the water.

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John Lennon & Yoko Ono In London

John Lennon & Yoko Ono In London — John Lennon and Yoko Ono in a black-and-white photo taken in London before John was tragically killed in NYC in December 1980. They looked cozy together.

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John Lennon & Yoko Ono In 1968

John Lennon & Yoko Ono In 1968 — John Lennon and Yoko Ono matched for the opening of her 1968 exhibit at New York’s Mayfair Gallery. They both wore white ensembles.

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John Lennon & Yoko Ono In 1969

John Lennon & Yoko Ono In 1969 — One of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s most memorable protests was their 1969 ‘War is Over’ demonstration. The power couple paid for billboards reading, “War Is Over! If You Want It” in 10 cities around the world.

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John Lennon & Yoko Ono In 1970s

John Lennon & Yoko Ono In 1970s — John Lennon and wife Yoko Ono appear c. 1970. John wrapped his arm around Yoko, while they took an interview with dark sunglasses on.

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