Inside the life of photographer and musician Linda McCartney

Saoirse Ronan is set to play photographer and musician Linda McCartney in the upcoming Beatles biopic.

The Oscar nominated actress will play alongside Paul Mescal, who takes up the role in the four films, directed by Sam Mendes.

The films are set for simultaneous release, with each film focusing on one of the four band members. Saoirse Ronan is set to play photographer and musician Linda McCartney in the upcoming Beatles biopic.  

Linda married Paul in 1969, with the pair going on to have three children together.  Born and raised in New York City, Linda was the second of four children to Louise and Lee Eastman. Linda attended Scarsdale High School and then Vermont College, where she obtained an Associate of Arts in 1961.

She majored in Fine Arts at the University of Arizona, where she also developed a fondness for photography. Linda didn’t complete her studies due to the tragic death of her mother in a plane crash in 1962.  Linda got her start in photography when she took up a receptionist and editorial assistant gig with Town & Country magazine. 

Before Paul, Linda was married to Joseph Melville See Jr. They married in 1962 and divorced three years later in 1965. Their only daughter, Heather, was born in December 1962.

Five years later, Linda met Paul for the first time during a photo job in London. Linda eventually made the move to London with her daughter Heather, with the pair marrying in 1969. It was a devastating time for Beatles fans as Paul was the last of the band members “unattached.” The pair went on to have three children — Mary, Stella and James — with Paul also adopting Heather. Paul is also father to Beatrice McCartney, 21, who he shares with his second wife, Heather Mills.

The children have all forged great careers for themselves with Heather an artist, Mary a photographer and documentarian, Stella a fashion designer and James a musician and songwriter.

Source: Extra ie