Drawing on paper, 9 x 12 in. John Lennon Pop star, composer, songwriter, and recording artist John Winston Lennon was born on 9 October 1940, in Liverpool, Merseyside, NW England, UK, during a German air raid in World War II.When he was four years old, Lennon\'s parents separated, and he ended up living with his Aunt Mimi. John\'s father was a merchant seaman. He was not present at his son\'s birth and did not see a lot of his son when he was small.Lennon\'s mother, Julia, remarried, but visited John and Mimi regularly. She taught John how to play the banjo and the piano and purchased his first guitar. He was devastated when Julia was fatally struck by a car driven by an off-duty police officer in July 1958. Her death was one of the most traumatic events in his life.This item will sell as attributed or style of.