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A thread of my favourite John Lennon portraits, on what would have been his 80th birthday. #JohnLennon80 
David Bailey, 1965
David Bailey, 1965
John Lennon with his mum Julia, Ardmore, Cheshire, 1948
Photo: Mark & Colleen Hayward
Photo: Mark & Colleen Hayward
Coffee with John Lennon
At Lou Adler's house in Beverly Hills
Photo: Michael Brennan, 1973
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At Lou Adler's house in Beverly Hills
Photo: Michael Brennan, 1973
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John Lennon dressed as a Public Lavatory Commissionaire during the filming of the Not Only...But Also Xmas Special
Photo: Ron Case, 1966
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Photo: Ron Case, 1966
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John Lennon & Yoko Ono in a great portrait by Jack Mitchell, taken on November 2, 1980 (his last photo shoot).
He would have been 80 years old today. #JohnLennon80
He would have been 80 years old today. #JohnLennon80
Bob Gruen
Harry Nilsson & John Lennon playing pool at Record Plant East, NYC, 1974
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Only You
Harry Nilsson & John Lennon playing pool at Record Plant East, NYC, 1974
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Only You
This is amazing: Dudley Reed's photograph of John Lennon's bedroom. The Bardot film was released in the UK in 1956, when Lennon was 16.
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#JohnLennon80
Some day all this will be yours.
John Lennon showing Sean the mixing table at The Hit Factory
Photo: Bob Gruen, 1980
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John Lennon showing Sean the mixing table at The Hit Factory
Photo: Bob Gruen, 1980
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"We thought we were very far from being happy then, & now we think the opposite. It's the trick of nostalgia, removing bitter moments from their place & painting them another color, & putting them back where they no longer hurt." - Gabriel GarcĂa Márquez
David Hurn, 1964
David Hurn, 1964
