Famous People And Thier Pets
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The Story About Paul McCartneys Dog Martha
In 1965 soon after buying his house on Cavendish Avenue, Paul McCartney bought his first pet, an Old English sheepdog puppy he named the dog Martha. She was born June 16, 1966.
"In 1997, McCartney revealed that Martha had been the inspiration behind the song Martha My Dear and that it was not a message of love to Jane Asher, who McCartney intended to marry in 1968 and who many listeners thought the song was actually about. Its a communication of some sort of affection but in a slightly abstract way, McCartney said,
You silly girl, look what youve done, all that sort of stuff. These songs grow. Whereas it would appear to anybody else to be a song to a girl called Martha, its actually a dog, and our relationship was platonic, believe me.
Martha died in 1981 at the age of 15 at McCartneys farm house in Mull of Kintyre, Scotland. She is survived by her offspring, one of which was featured on McCartneys 1993 album Paul Is Live album cover. Her name is Arrow.
Martha
Paul McCartney and his girlfriend Jane Asher pictured with his sheepdog, Martha, in the 1960s. Martha.
In 1965 soon after buying his house on Cavendish Avenue, Paul McCartney bought his first pet, an Old English sheepdog puppy he named the dog Martha. She was born June 16, 1966.
"In 1997, McCartney revealed that Martha had been the inspiration behind the song Martha My Dear and that it was not a message of love to Jane Asher, who McCartney intended to marry in 1968 and who many listeners thought the song was actually about. Its a communication of some sort of affection but in a slightly abstract way, McCartney said,
You silly girl, look what youve done, all that sort of stuff. These songs grow. Whereas it would appear to anybody else to be a song to a girl called Martha, its actually a dog, and our relationship was platonic, believe me.
Martha died in 1981 at the age of 15 at McCartneys farm house in Mull of Kintyre, Scotland. She is survived by her offspring, one of which was featured on McCartneys 1993 album Paul Is Live album cover. Her name is Arrow.
Paul McCartney and his girlfriend Jane Asher pictured with his sheepdog, Martha, in the 1960s. Martha.
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Hem with his beloved Black Dog
This is what he wrote in his memoirs, when Black Dog was killed by Cuban soldiers (he was living in Cuba at the time)
Poor old Black Dog. I miss him. In the early morning when I work, hes not there on the kudu skin beside the typewriter; and in the afternoon when I swim, hes not hunting lizards beside the pool; and in the evenings, when I sit in my chair to read, his chin isnt resting on my foot. I miss Black Dog as much as I miss any friend I ever lost.
This is what he wrote in his memoirs, when Black Dog was killed by Cuban soldiers (he was living in Cuba at the time)
Poor old Black Dog. I miss him. In the early morning when I work, hes not there on the kudu skin beside the typewriter; and in the afternoon when I swim, hes not hunting lizards beside the pool; and in the evenings, when I sit in my chair to read, his chin isnt resting on my foot. I miss Black Dog as much as I miss any friend I ever lost.
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American writer Ernest Hemingway with his polydactyl (six-toed) cats.
"The manliest man to ever hit the literary scene had a soft spot in his heart for felines" ...good on him!!
with sons Patrick and Gregory
with fourth and last wife Mary
I was just thinking how all these male stars seem to pick wussy pets for the most part.
Where are the manly dogs? LOL
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American writer Ernest Hemingway with his polydactyl (six-toed) cats.
"The manliest man to ever hit the literary scene had a soft spot in his heart for felines" ...good on him!!
I was just thinking how all these male stars seem to pick wussy pets for the most part.
Where are the manly dogs? LOL
Hemingway also had dogs
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