Linda McCartney Linda McCartney Linda Louise McCartney, Lady McCartney ("née" Eastman; formerly See; September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998) was an American musician, photographer, and animal rights activist. She was married to Paul McCartney of the Beatles. McCartney 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. Linda married McCartney in 1969 at Marylebone register office in London and thereafter went to St John's Wood Church for a blessing. Her daughter, Heather Louise, from her first marriage to Melville See, was adopted by her
Catherine Cookson her youth wanted to write about 'above stairs' in grand houses, she later and successfully concentrated on people ground down by circumstances, taking care to know them well. Cookson wrote almost 100 books, which sold more than 123 million copies, her novels being translated into at least 20 languages. She also wrote books under the pseudonyms Catherine Marchant and a name derived from her childhood name, Katie McMullen. She remained the most borrowed author from public libraries in the UK for 17 years, up until four years after her death, losing the top spot to Jacqueline Wilson only in 2002.