The Last Year of His Extraordinary Life

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A heavily bearded John Lennon walks with Yoko Ono outside the Breaker Beach Club in Palm Beach, Florida.

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Lennon and Ono in New York.

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Lennon signs an autograph in New York.

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Lennon, Ono, and Matt Dillion pose for a photo in New York.

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Lennon and Yono on the street in New York on August 18.

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Lennon and Ono outside The Hit Factory, a recording studio in Times Square, in August while they record his final album, Double Fantasy.

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Lennon gets into a car outside The Hit Factory.

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Another shot of Lennon leaving The Hit Factory in August.

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Lennon signs an autograph outside The Hit Factory in August.

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Lennon and Yono were photographed on November 2, marking the first time Lennon had been professionally photographed in five years and the final comprehensive shoot of his life.

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Lennon and Yono inside The Hit Factory on December 6, two days before his death.

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Another photo of Lennon inside The Hit Factory on December 6, 1980, with Ono and deejay Andy Peebles.

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The last photo ever taken of Lennon as he signs a copy of Double Fantasy outside his home around 5 p.m. on December 8. The man in the background, for whom he's signing the autograph, is Mark David Chapman, who shot him to death later that night.

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One hour after Lennon was shot and killed, fans had gathered outside The Dakota.

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The day after Lennon's death, Jane Pauley and Tom Brokaw on the air for NBC News during a tribute to Lennon.

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A crowd outside The Dakota in the days after Lennon's death.

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A crowd in Lennon's hometown of Liverpool, England.

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A memorial to Lennon in Central Park on December 14.

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The crowd in Central Park memorializing Lennon.

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A woman in Central Park holds a sign during a memorial for Lennon.

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