A Look Back At The Life Of Paul McCartney's First Wife

Publish date: 2024-05-07

She was, for a very brief time, known by her married name Linda See. Fitting? Not so much, according to Danny Fields's biography "Linda McCartney." She explained: "I once heard someone make fun of that name — they thought I called myself that because I wanted to be a photographer, like Mr. Dose the druggist and Miss Stitch the seamstress ... I hated anyone thinking I would be so cute as to do that, so I went back to Eastman."

To see the 1960s through the camera lens of Linda Eastman had to be an incredible thing: When the University of Arizona's Center for Creative Photography put together an exhibit dedicated to her work, it didn't just feature photos of The Beatles, but also of the Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, and a slew of other major musicians of the era. Not only was she lauded for her ability to get even the most unwilling stars to relax in front of the camera, but everyone knew it: She became the first female photographer to get the cover of Rolling Stone. (It was Eric Clapton.)

Sadly, she missed some of the biggest events of the decade, for a surprising reason: "I didn't have the money to go there," she shared. It wasn't the life of luxury it might seem, and she described it: "I didn't have an agent, I didn't have an assistant, I didn't have anything. I did it all myself, on public transport."

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