She attended the Liverpool College of Art, where a meeting with John Lennon in a calligraphy class led to their relationship. She was married to Lennon from 1962-1968, and they had a son, Julian Lennon, who was born in 1963. The couple lived at Kenwood in Weybridge, outside of London, England, where she kept house and shared with her husband the roller coaster ride of Beatlemania. She published two books about her life with the famous Beatle: A Twist of Lennon (1978) and John (2005). Cynthia was married three other times, to Roberto Bassanini, John Twist, and Noel Charles.
Sadly Cynthia passed away on April 1 2015 at the age of 75. Cause of death following a brief bout with cancer.
