Heather McCartney | |
|---|---|
| Born | Heather Louise See December 31, 1962 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Occupation | Potter, artist |
| Parent(s) | Joseph Melville See Jr. (biological father) Linda McCartney (mother) Sir Paul McCartney (adoptive father) |
| Relatives | Mary McCartney (maternal half-sister) Stella McCartney (maternal half-sister) James McCartney (maternal half-brother) |
Heather Louise McCartney (born Heather Louise See; December 31, 1962) is an American-British potter and artist who is the daughter of Linda McCartney and adopted daughter of Sir Paul McCartney.[1]
Biography
McCartney was born in Tucson, Arizona, US to Linda Eastman (later McCartney) and Joseph Melville See Jr. (April 19, 1938 – March 19, 2000), an American geologist. Her parents separated after 18 months of marriage, and her mother married Paul McCartney in 1969, when Heather was six years old. During this time Heather was formally adopted by McCartney, also making an appearance in the Beatles film Let It Be. A half-sister, Mary, was born in 1969, followed by another half-sister, Stella, in 1971 and a half-brother, James, in 1977. Heather has said that her biological father had a lifelong influence on her, but that she considers Paul McCartney her father.[2] Her mother was Jewish.[3]
McCartney began showing an interest in art, taking up printing at the Photographers' Workshop in Covent Garden and winning the Young Black and White Printer of the Year Award for a photo she called "Waterfall".[4] She later went to art school, where she focused on pottery and design. McCartney traveled to Mexico, where she lived among natives of the Huichol and Tarahumara tribes. She later moved to Arizona to live with her biological father and eventually returned to England to work as a potter.
Like her parents and half-siblings, McCartney is a vegetarian and passionate about animal rights.[5]
In 1999 McCartney launched a line of houseware products called the Heather McCartney Houseware Collection.[6]
References
- ^ "McCartney's girl plots pot success". BBC. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ "Beatles' Children: Where Are They Now?". ultimateclassicrock.com. 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- ^ https://forward.com/culture/186536/secret-history-of-paul-mccartney-the-jewish-beatle/
- ^ Sounes, Howard (2010). Fab: An Intimate Life of Paul McCartney. Da Capo Press. pp. 381–382. ISBN 0306817837.
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- ^ "5 Fantastic Reasons Why Paul McCartney is the Ultimate Animal Rights Superstar". onegreenplanet.org. 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- ^ "NOT PAUL BUT HEATHER: BEATLE'S STEPDAUGHTER HAS HOUSEWARES TO SELL". Charlotte Observer. February 20, 1999. Retrieved 31 December 2012.