John Lennon’s letters sold for $500,000
January 23rd, 2011 - 7:33 am ICT by IANSLondon, Jan 23 (IANS) Legendary Beatle John Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono has handed over his letters to a British book company, reportedly for over $500,000.Publishers at Orion Books in London now own the intellectual property rights to the letters and they plan to release the letters in 2012, reports contactmusic.com.
“For the most part they have never been seen before… They’re full of wonderful drawings. They are funny, sad and very human letters,” said Alan Samson of Orion Books.
- John Lennon's letter to be published next year - Jan 24, 2011
- John Lennon's Personal Letters To Be Published - Jan 23, 2011
- Brad Pitt in talks to play John Lennon? - Jan 08, 2011
- Lennon's widow to pen autobiography - Jan 05, 2010
- Lady Gaga sings with Yoko Ono - Oct 05, 2010
- Ringo Starr joins Yoko Ono on stage at John Lennon tribute concert - Oct 11, 2010
- Pitt to play John Lennon in biopic - Jan 07, 2011
- Lennon's Abbey Road suit to go under hammer - Dec 18, 2010
- Beatles broke up because they had reached an end, says Yoko Ono - Dec 26, 2010
- John Lennon's never before seen art work to go on display - Feb 21, 2011
- John Lennon's killer denied parole - Sep 08, 2010
- Yoko Ono Does Not Want John Lennon's Killer Mark David Chapman On Parole - Aug 08, 2010
- John Lennon's 'Imagine' microphones up for grabs - Apr 30, 2011
- Ono credits McCartney for saving her marriage - Oct 10, 2010
- Yoko plans Lennon's 70th memorial birthday celebration in Iceland - Aug 29, 2010
Tags: beatle john lennon, drawings, human letters, intellectual property rights, john lennon, london jan, orion books, publishers, samson, widow yoko ono, yoko ono