First anniversary of death of John Lennon

Title

First anniversary of death of John Lennon

Genre

News report; Obituary

TX Date

8 Dec 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:06:24

Description

Report on the first anniversary of the death of John Lennon. Includes interviews with Joe Flannery, an old friend of Lennon, who wrote a song for the anniversary; writer John Blake, who says Yoko Ono still fears for her life but is focusing her efforts on continuing her late husband’s campaign for world peace. Also includes archive interview with John Lennon on world peace. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

John Lennon; John Blake; Joe Flannery

Keywords

USA; Deaths; Musicians; Crime; Liverpool; Homicide; New York; Guns; Firearms; John Lennon; Paul McCartney; Yoko Ono; Anniversaries; Mark Chapman; Julian Lennon

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