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Linda McCartney ( September 24 , 1941 – April 17 , 1998 ), born '''Linda Eastman''' in Scarsdale , New York , to a Jew ish family, was an American Photographer , best known for her marriage to Sir Paul McCartney of The Beatles . BIOGRAPHY Linda Eastman grew up in the wealthy Scarsdale area of (from her previous marriage), Stella , Mary, and James. It is alleged that Linda made an uncredited vocal contribution to the Beatles song " Let It Be " during the band's recording of The Album Of The Same Name in early 1969 . After the breakup of the Beatles in 1970 , Paul began teaching Linda to play keyboards, and included her in the lineup for his new band, Wings . Although Linda was shunned by music critics for her amateur singing and playing skills, Wings garnered several Grammy Awards for their music, and became one of the most successful bands of the 1970s . Linda developed her musical talent through the years, even writing and recording her own music. Her album '' Wide Prairie '' was released posthumously in 1998 . Linda introduced her husband to Vegetarianism in 1975 and popularized a meatless diet through her best-selling cookbooks and line of frozen vegetarian meals called "Linda McCartney's". Additionally, she was a vocal advocate for Animal Rights . When Breast Cancer claimed her life in 1998 , Paul suggested that fans remember her by donating to breast-cancer research charities that do not support animal-testing, "or the best tribute—go veggie". Perhaps one of the most unique highlights of her life was a cameo on The Simpsons . It is often cited that Linda McCartney is related to the Eastman Kodak dynasty. This is a myth and McCartney had no connection with the family, as she herself explained in an interview. Her maiden name of Eastman was an Anglicised version of her family's original name, Epstein, coincidentally the same surname as the Beatles' manager Brian . REFERENCES
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