1980s news clips - John Lennon murdered

Title

1980s news clips - John Lennon murdered

Genre

News report

TX Date

9 Dec 1980

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:00:49

Description

Douglas Cameron reports on the death of singer-songwriter and former Beatle, John Lennon, in New York on 08/12/80. Lennon was shot and killed by Mark Chapman outside his New York apartment. From a series of news clips from the 1980s used in a retrospective compilation at the end of the decade.

Contributors

Douglas Cameron

Keywords

USA; Deaths; Crime; Homicide; Singers; Murderers; New York; Songwriters; John Lennon; The Beatles; Mark Chapman

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