Mary Anna McCartney (born in London on 28 August 1969) was the first child born to rock photographer Linda McCartney and Paul McCartney of The Beatles. She was named after Paul's late mother, who died of breast cancer when Paul was fourteen. She has an older half-sister named Heather McCartney (born Heather Louise See in 1962 to Linda and John Melvin See Jr.), who was adopted by McCartney's father; a younger sister, Stella (born 1971); and a younger brother, James (born 1977). McCartney's mother, Linda, died from breast cancer in 1998. She recently acquired a much younger half-sister, Beatrice Milly McCartney, born to her father and stepmother Heather Mills McCartney on 28 October 2003. The most famous photograph of Mary McCartney was taken by her mother, Linda McCartney. It is a photograph of McCartney as an infant, cradled inside the jacket of her father, Paul McCartney. The photograph is featured on the front cover of her father's first solo album, McCartney. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ... This is a list of notable photographers in the art, documentary and fashion traditions. ... McCartney on the cover of her 1998 album, Wide Prairie Linda Louise, Lady McCartney (September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998) was an American photographer, animal rights activist. ... Sir James Paul McCartney MBE (born June 18, 1942) is a Grammy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. ... Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ... Heather Louise McCartney (nee Heather Louise See) was born on December 31, 1962. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... McCartney on the cover of her 1998 album, Wide Prairie Linda Louise, Lady McCartney (September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998) was an American photographer, animal rights activist. ... Stella Nina McCartney (born September 13, 1971) is an English fashion designer . ... James Louis McCartney was born on 12 September 1977 in London to Paul McCartney of The Beatles and his wife, rock photographer and animal rights activist Linda McCartney. ... McCartney on the cover of her 1998 album, Wide Prairie Linda Louise, Lady McCartney (September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998) was an American photographer, animal rights activist. ... Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... Heather Mills Heather, Lady McCartney (born 12 January 1968 in Aldershot, Hampshire, England), usually known as Heather Mills or Heather Mills McCartney, is a campaigner on behalf of several causes, including amputees, the curtailment of land mines and animal rights. ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... McCartney on the cover of her 1998 album, Wide Prairie Linda Louise, Lady McCartney (September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998) was an American photographer, animal rights activist. ... Sir James Paul McCartney MBE (born June 18, 1942) is a Grammy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... McCartney is the first solo album by Paul McCartney and was released in 1970. ...

After the birth of Stella in 1971, McCartney's famous parents formed the classic rock group Wings, with which she and her siblings travelled the globe until 1980. She grew up to be a vegetarian and is passionate about animal rights like the rest of her famous family. [1] She has stated that she values friendship and trust, takes pride in her children, and enjoys nature, roller coasters, the fashion of the Roaring Twenties, chocolate and the scent of lavender. [2] Stella Nina McCartney (born September 13, 1971) is an English fashion designer . ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ... Wings was a rock music band led by Paul McCartney, formed a couple of years after the dissolution of The Beatles. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... A civet, or sea fox, photographed in the Zigong Peoples Zoo, Sichuan, 2001. ... A typical roller coaster The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. ... The term fashion usually applies to a prevailing mode of expression, but quite often applies to a personal mode of expression that may or may not apply to all. ... A scene typical of the Follies of Florenz Ziegfeld, the most popular Broadway impresario of the decade. ... CHOCOLATE IS VERY NICE! Chocolate most commonly comes in dark, milk, and white varieties, with cocoa solids contributing to the brown coloration. ... Species About 25-30, including: Lavandula angustifolia Lavandula canariensis Lavandula dentata Lavandula lanata Lavandula latifolia Lavandula multifida Lavandula pinnata Lavandula stoechas Lavandula viridis Lavandula x intermedia The lavenders Lavandula are a genus of about 25-30 species of flowering plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native from the Mediterranean region...

Professional life

Following in the footsteps of her mother, McCartney became a professional photographer. She became a photo editor for the music-book publisher Omnibus Press and in 1992 began taking photographs professionally, specializing in portrait and fashion photography. [3] As a reaction to the deaths of both her namesake (paternal grandmother Mary McCartney) and her mother, Linda, after long bouts with breast cancer, she began campaigning for breast cancer awareness in the United Kingdom. As a result, she became close friends with Cherie Blair, wife of UK prime minister Tony Blair. This led to McCartney being chosen to take the first official photo shoot of the prime minister and his wife with their fourth child, Leo, born 20 May 2000. [4] [5] Before this, the most well-known photos of hers were the last photographs taken of her mother, Linda McCartney, three weeks before her death in 1998. [6] Omnibus Press is a British publisher of books, primarily about music. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... McCartney on the cover of her 1998 album, Wide Prairie Linda Louise, Lady McCartney (September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998) was an American photographer, animal rights activist. ... Breast cancer is cancer of breast tissue. ... Cherie Blair Cherie Blair (born 23 September 1954 in Bury, England), known professionally as Cherie Booth QC, is a prominent barrister. ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... For other people of the same name, see Tony Blair (disambiguation) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the UK Labour Party, and Member of the UK Parliament... Leo George Blair (born 20 May 2000) is the youngest son of Tony Blair, the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and his wife Cherie Blair. ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... McCartney on the cover of her 1998 album, Wide Prairie Linda Louise, Lady McCartney (September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998) was an American photographer, animal rights activist. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ...

Mary McCartney served as the wedding photographer for the 2000 wedding of Madonna and Guy Ritchie. Her sister Stella, a close friend of Madonna's, designed the wedding dress. McCartney has taken portraits of Sam Taylor-Wood, Ralph Fiennes, Jude Law, and of her top fashion designer sister, Stella McCartney. Her first public attempt at exhibition photography was titled Off Pointe: A Photographic Study of The Royal Ballet After Hours. It includes offstage pictures of members of The Royal Ballet, and was meant to showcase the difference between their gruelling and often painful everyday lives and their storybook performances. [7] This article is about the year 2000. ... Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as simply Madonna, is a six-time Grammy[1] and one-time Golden Globe award winning American pop singer, songwriter, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and fashion icon. ... Guy Ritchie (born 10th September 1968 in Hatfield, Hertfordshire[1]) is an English writer-director. ... Stella Nina McCartney (born September 13, 1971) is an English fashion designer . ... Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as simply Madonna, is a six-time Grammy[1] and one-time Golden Globe award winning American pop singer, songwriter, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and fashion icon. ... Sam Taylor-Wood (born London 1967) is a contemporary artist working mostly in video and photography. ... Ralph Nathaniel Fiennes, (IPA pronunciation: ), born 22 December 1962 in Suffolk, England), is a Tony Award-winning, Academy Award-nominated and Genie Award-nominated English actor. ... David Jude Heyworth Law (born December 29, 1972) is an Academy Award nominated English actor, who is known as Jude Law. ... Stella Nina McCartney (born September 13, 1971) is an English fashion designer . ... The Royal Ballet, which is based at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, is the leading ballet company in the United Kingdom. ...

In 2001, McCartney produced the television documentary Wingspan, a story of her father's post-Beatles musical career, focusing on her parents' hugely successful band Wings. She also serves as her father's interviewer in the film. 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A television documentary is a documentary or a series of documentaries that are meant to be broadcasted on television. ... The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1964 as part of their first tour of the United States, promoting their first hit single there, I Want To Hold Your Hand. ... Wings was a rock music band led by Paul McCartney, formed a couple of years after the dissolution of The Beatles. ...

In 2005 Mary McCartney was employed by Melanie C to be her offical photographer for her album Beautiful Intention.s Mary took a series of photos capturing Melanies love of music to a natural side rather then airbrushed. Melanie loved the work so much that she asked Mary to be the director for her single Better Alone. This was the first of music video filimg for Mary with great results.

She now runs the picture department at her famous father's multimillion-pound MPL Communications. [8] MPL Communications is the umbrella company for the business interests of Sir Paul McCartney. ...

Personal life

In 1995, Mary McCartney's younger brother, musician and sculptor James McCartney, introduced her to director and television producer Alistair Donald. After dating for three years, they set a wedding date for May 1998. Upon the death of Linda McCartney, the wedding was delayed and McCartney and Donald were married on 26 September 1998. On 3 April 1999, McCartney gave birth to Paul McCartney's first grandchild, Arthur Alistair Donald, making Paul the second Beatle grandfather (the first was Ringo Starr). The Donalds' second son, Elliot Donald, was born on 1 August 2002. In April 2005, the couple announced their separation. They have stated that the separation is only temporary and that they wish to reconcile for the sake of their two sons. [9] Mary is also aunt to sister Stella's two children with her husband Alasdhair Willis; son Miller Alasdhair James Willis born 25 February 2005 and daughter Bailey Linda Olwyn Willis born 8 December 2006. [10] 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... Sculptor redirects here. ... James Louis McCartney was born on 12 September 1977 in London to Paul McCartney of The Beatles and his wife, rock photographer and animal rights activist Linda McCartney. ... May is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... McCartney on the cover of her 1998 album, Wide Prairie Linda Louise, Lady McCartney (September 24, 1941 – April 17, 1998) was an American photographer, animal rights activist. ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Sir James Paul McCartney MBE (born June 18, 1942) is a Grammy Award-winning English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who first gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. ... The Beatles were an English rock band from Liverpool whose members were John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. ... Richard Starkey, MBE (born 7 July 1940 in Liverpool), known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer and actor, best known as the drummer of the Beatles. ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... April 2005 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → Hamas and Islamic Jihad have declared, in principle, their intention to join the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO). ... Stella Nina McCartney (born September 13, 1971) is an English fashion designer . ... February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

External links and references

• MaryMcCartney.com (Most Recent Official Site)
• MaryMcCartneyDonald.com (Original Official Site)
• Mary McCartney at the Internet Movie Database
• Official Site for Wingspan
• Profile on ArtNet.com
• Off Pointe, by Mary McCartney Donald, 2004
• "Mary McCartney Splits From Husband", Fazed; 12 April 2005
• "Mary McCartney Donald: I Wish I Had A Flat Stomach", The Times; 4 November 2004
• "Life Behind the Lens: Mary McCarney", BBC News 23 May 2000
• Mary McCartney Donald's portrait of her younger sister, top fashion designer Stella McCartney, taken November 1998
• A Second Portrait of Stella McCartney by Mary McCartney Donald