John Lennon

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John Lennon flirting with the dancers in "A Hard Day's Night," now available in the 4K Ultra HD disk format from Criterion.

John Lennon (October 9, 1940 December 8, 1980) was an English singer, songwriter and peace activist who co-founded the Beatles. He and fellow member Paul McCartney formed a much-celebrated songwriting partnership. Along with George Harrison and Ringo Starr, the group achieved worldwide fame during the 1960s. In 1969, Lennon started the Plastic Ono Band with his second wife, Yoko Ono, and he continued to pursue a solo career following the Beatles' break-up in April 1970. At approximately 5:00 p.m. on 8 December 1980, Lennon autographed a copy of Double Fantasy for fan Mark David Chapman before leaving The Dakota with Yoko for a recording session at the Record Plant. After the session, Lennon and Ono returned to their Manhattan apartment in a limousine at around 10:50 p.m.. They exited the vehicle and walked through the archway of the building when Chapman shot Lennon four times in the back at close range. Lennon was rushed in a police cruiser to the emergency room of Roosevelt Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival at 11:00 p.m.

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Jackie Evancho and Peter Hollens in a YouTube music video covering John Lennon's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" Taken via screen capture.

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Beatle John Lennon is shown in this 1965 photo at an unknown location. More than 33 years after the songwriter and crooner was killed in New York City, his estate continues to earn through iTunes sales, a Beatles Cirque du Soleil show and from licensing deals with the likes of Cisco and Mont Blanc. He made $12 million in the past year. His killer, Mark David Chapman was recently denied parole for the eighth time. (AP Photo)

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John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Rolling Stone, January 1981

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This undated photo provided by Sotheby’s shows an untitled ink drawing by John Lennon of a boy and six birds. The drawing is part of an 89-piece collection of Lennon’s original whimsical drawings, poems and prose for his books “In His Own Write” and “A Spaniard in the Works” that will be auctioned by Sotheby's in New York on Wednesday, June 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Sotheby's, John Lennon)

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This undated photo provided by Sotheby’s shows an untitled ink drawing by John Lennon of a seated man and floating creature. The drawing is part of an 89-piece collection of Lennon’s original whimsical drawings, poems and prose for his books “In His Own Write” and “A Spaniard in the Works” that will be auctioned by Sotheby's in New York on Wednesday, June 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Sotheby's, John Lennon)