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Heather McCartney
Heather McCartney
Born	Heather Louise See; 31 December 1962 (age 61); Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Potter, artist
Parent(s)	Joseph Melville See Jr. (biological father); Linda McCartney (mother); Paul McCartney (adoptive father)
Relatives	Mary McCartney (sister); Stella McCartney (sister); James McCartney (brother)

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Heather Louise McCartney (born See; 31 December 1962) is an American-born British potter and artist who is the daughter of Linda McCartney and the adopted daughter of Paul McCartney.^[1]

Biography

Heather Louise See was born in Tucson, Arizona, United States, to Linda Eastman (later McCartney) and Joseph Melville See Jr., an American geologist.^[2]^[3]^[4] Her parents separated after 18 months of marriage. They divorced and her father raised no objection to her mother having full custody. When Eastman married Paul McCartney in 1969, Heather was six years old. During this time Heather was formally adopted by McCartney, with See's approval, acknowledging she would "have a better life as a McCartney."^[5] Heather made an appearance in the Beatles film Let It Be (1970) and documentary series Get Back (2021). A sister, Mary, was born in 1969, followed by another sister, Stella, in 1971 and a 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.^[6]

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".^[7] She later went to art school, where she focused on pottery and design. McCartney travelled 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 siblings, McCartney is a vegetarian and passionate about animal rights.^[8]

In 1999, McCartney launched a line of houseware products called the Heather McCartney Houseware Collection.^[9]

Discography

Heather has helped her adoptive father, Paul McCartney, with backing vocals on two of his albums:

1971: Ram, by Paul and Linda McCartney
2013: New, by Paul McCartney

References

^ "McCartney's girl plots pot success". BBC. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
^ "Joseph Melville See Jr. '60". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Princeton University. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
^ "New Details Surface in McCartney's Death". Time. 22 April 1998. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
^ "Obituaries: Joseph M. See Jr.; Linda McCartney's 1st Husband". Los Angeles Times. 23 March 2000. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
^ "Paul is still with us - Home, Family, Love - Paul McCartney: The Life - Philip Norman". publicism.info. Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
^ "Beatles' Children: Where Are They Now?". ultimateclassicrock.com. 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
^ Sounes, Howard (2010). Fab: An Intimate Life of Paul McCartney. Da Capo Press. pp. 381–382. ISBN 978-0306817830. Heather McCartney .
^ "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.

External links

[1] "McCartney's girl plots pot success". BBC. Retrieved 31 December 2012.

[2] "Joseph Melville See Jr. '60". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Princeton University. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2021.

[3] "New Details Surface in McCartney's Death". Time. 22 April 1998. Retrieved 26 November 2021.

[4] "Obituaries: Joseph M. See Jr.; Linda McCartney's 1st Husband". Los Angeles Times. 23 March 2000. Retrieved 26 November 2021.

[5] "Paul is still with us - Home, Family, Love - Paul McCartney: The Life - Philip Norman". publicism.info. Archived from the original on 2023-02-03. Retrieved 2023-02-03.

[6] "Beatles' Children: Where Are They Now?". ultimateclassicrock.com. 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2017-01-02.

[7] Sounes, Howard (2010). Fab: An Intimate Life of Paul McCartney. Da Capo Press. pp. 381–382. ISBN 978-0306817830. Heather McCartney .

[8] "5 Fantastic Reasons Why Paul McCartney is the Ultimate Animal Rights Superstar". onegreenplanet.org. 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2017-01-02.

[9] "NOT PAUL BUT HEATHER: BEATLE'S STEPDAUGHTER HAS HOUSEWARES TO SELL". Charlotte Observer. February 20, 1999. Retrieved 31 December 2012.

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-{{About|the daughter of Linda McCartney and adopted daughter of Paul McCartney|Paul McCartney's second wife|Heather Mills}}
+{{for|Paul McCartney's second wife|Heather Mills}}
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+| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1962|12|31}}
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+| relatives = [[Mary McCartney]] <small>(sister)</small><br>[[Stella McCartney]] <small>(sister)</small><br>[[James McCartney]] <small>(brother)</small>
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+| occupation = Potter, artist
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-'''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 [[Paul McCartney]].<ref>{{cite web|title=McCartney's girl plots pot success|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/251064.stm|publisher=BBC|accessdate=31 December 2012}}</ref>
+'''Heather Louise McCartney''' (born '''See'''; 31 December 1962) is an American-born British potter and artist who is the daughter of [[Linda McCartney]] and the adopted daughter of [[Paul McCartney]].<ref>{{cite web|title=McCartney's girl plots pot success|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/251064.stm|publisher=BBC|access-date=31 December 2012}}</ref>
 ==Biography==
-McCartney was born in [[Tucson, Arizona]], to Linda Eastman (later McCartney) and Joseph Melville See, Jr. (April 19, 1938– March 19, 2000), an American geologist. Her parents separated after eighteen months of marriage, with her mother marrying 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 [[The Beatles|Beatles]] film ''[[Let It Be (film)|Let It Be]]''. A half-sister, [[Mary McCartney|Mary]], was born in 1969, followed by another half-sister, [[Stella McCartney|Stella]], in 1971 and a half-brother, [[James McCartney|James]], in 1977. Although Heather has said that her biological father had a lifelong influence on her, she considers Paul McCartney to be her father.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/beatles-children/ |title= Beatles' Children: Where Are They Now? |publisher=ultimateclassicrock.com |date=2014-12-02 |accessdate=2017-01-02}}</ref>
+Heather Louise See was born in [[Tucson, Arizona]], United States, to [[Linda McCartney|Linda Eastman]] (later McCartney) and Joseph Melville See Jr., an American geologist.<ref>{{cite web |title=Joseph Melville See Jr. '60 |url=https://paw.princeton.edu/memorial/joseph-melville-see-jr-%E2%80%9960 |website=Princeton Alumni Weekly |publisher=[[Princeton University]] |access-date=26 November 2021 |language=en |date=21 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=New Details Surface in McCartney's Death |url=https://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,10989,00.html |access-date=26 November 2021 |magazine=Time |date=22 April 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Obituaries: Joseph M. See Jr.; Linda McCartney's 1st Husband |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-mar-23-mn-11900-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=26 November 2021 |date=23 March 2000}}</ref> Her parents separated after 18 months of marriage. They divorced and her father raised no objection to her mother having full custody. When Eastman married Paul McCartney in 1969, Heather was six years old. During this time Heather was formally adopted by McCartney, with See's approval, acknowledging she would "have a better life as a McCartney."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paul is still with us - Home, Family, Love - Paul McCartney: The Life - Philip Norman |url=https://publicism.info/biography/mccartney/28.html |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=publicism.info |archive-date=2023-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203014119/https://publicism.info/biography/mccartney/28.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Heather made an appearance in the [[The Beatles|Beatles]] film ''[[Let It Be (1970 film)|Let It Be]]'' (1970) and documentary series ''[[The Beatles: Get Back|Get Back]]'' (2021). A sister, [[Mary McCartney|Mary]], was born in 1969, followed by another sister, [[Stella McCartney|Stella]], in 1971 and a brother, [[James McCartney|James]], in 1977. Heather has said that her biological father had a lifelong influence on her, but that she considers Paul McCartney her father.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/beatles-children/ |title= Beatles' Children: Where Are They Now? |publisher=ultimateclassicrock.com |date=2014-12-02 |access-date=2017-01-02}}</ref>
-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'' in [[Ilford]] for a photo she called "Waterfall".<ref>{{cite book|last=Sounes|first=Howard|title=Fab: An Intimate Life of Paul McCartney|year=2010|publisher=Da Capo Press|isbn=0306817837|pages=381–382|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V8yUjdKU8KMC&pg=PA499&dq=%22Heather+McCartney%22+pottery&hl=en&sa=X&ei=2ZfhUMHAB-bF0AGMuYHwBw&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22Heather%20McCartney%22%20&f=false}}</ref> She later went on to art college, where she focused on [[pottery]] and design. McCartney was hospitalized briefly in her twenties for treatment of an emotional disorder and traveled to [[Mexico]] a few years after being released, where she lived among natives of the [[Huichol people|Huichol]] and [[Tarahumara]] tribes. McCartney later moved to [[Arizona]] to live with her biological father and eventually returned to [[England]] to work as a potter.
+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".<ref>{{cite book|last=Sounes|first=Howard|title=Fab: An Intimate Life of Paul McCartney|year=2010|publisher=Da Capo Press|isbn=978-0306817830|pages=[https://archive.org/details/fabintimatelifeo0000soun/page/381 381]–382|url=https://archive.org/details/fabintimatelifeo0000soun|url-access=registration|quote=Heather McCartney .}}</ref> She later went to art school, where she focused on pottery and design. McCartney travelled to Mexico, where she lived among natives of the [[Huichol people|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.
-In line with the beliefs of her parents and half-siblings, she is a vegetarian and is passionate about [[animal rights]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/why-paul-mccartney-is-the-ultimate-animal-rights-superstar/ |title= 5 Fantastic Reasons Why Paul McCartney is the Ultimate Animal Rights Superstar |publisher=onegreenplanet.org |date=2015-01-20 |accessdate=2017-01-02}}</ref>
+Like her parents and siblings, McCartney is a vegetarian and passionate about [[animal rights]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onegreenplanet.org/animalsandnature/why-paul-mccartney-is-the-ultimate-animal-rights-superstar/ |title= 5 Fantastic Reasons Why Paul McCartney is the Ultimate Animal Rights Superstar |publisher=onegreenplanet.org |date=2015-01-20 |access-date=2017-01-02}}</ref>
-In 1999 McCartney launched a line of [[houseware]] products called the ''Heather McCartney Houseware Collection''.<ref>{{cite news|title=NOT PAUL BUT HEATHER: BEATLE'S STEPDAUGHTER HAS HOUSEWARES TO SELL|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CO&s_site=charlotte&p_multi=CO&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB6D68A1AAE1EB6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|accessdate=31 December 2012|newspaper=Charlotte Observer|date=February 20, 1999}}</ref>
+In 1999, McCartney launched a line of [[houseware]] products called the ''Heather McCartney Houseware Collection''.<ref>{{cite news|title=NOT PAUL BUT HEATHER: BEATLE'S STEPDAUGHTER HAS HOUSEWARES TO SELL|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CO&s_site=charlotte&p_multi=CO&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB6D68A1AAE1EB6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|access-date=31 December 2012|newspaper=Charlotte Observer|date=February 20, 1999}}</ref>
+== Discography ==
+Heather has helped her adoptive father, Paul McCartney, with backing vocals on two of his albums:
+* 1971: ''[[Ram (album)|Ram]]'', by [[Paul McCartney|Paul]] and [[Linda McCartney]]
+* 2013: ''[[New (album)|New]]'', by Paul McCartney
 ==References==
-{{Reflist|2}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
 *{{IMDb name|565363|Heather McCartney}}
-*[http://www.jibboo.com/beatlekidsbb/_beatlekids/0000017d.htm Interview with Heather McCartney, ''The Daily Telegraph''; February 6th, 1999]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070713133802/http://www.jibboo.com/beatlekidsbb/_beatlekids/0000017d.htm Interview with Heather McCartney, ''The Daily Telegraph''; February 6th, 1999]
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+{{Authority control}}
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+[[Category:Living people]]
+[[Category:20th-century American Jews]]
+[[Category:21st-century American Jews]]
 [[Category:American adoptees]]
-[[Category:American artists]]
+[[Category:American expatriates in Mexico]]
 [[Category:American expatriates in the United Kingdom]]
-[[Category:American Jews]]
+[[Category:American people of German-Jewish descent]]
-[[Category:Living people]]
+[[Category:American people of Belarusian-Jewish descent]]
-[[Category:McCartney family]]
 [[Category:Artists from Tucson, Arizona]]
-[[Category:Adoptees adopted by relations]]
+[[Category:McCartney family|Heather]]

v t e Paul McCartney family
Siblings	Mike McCartney (born 1944)
Children	Heather McCartney (born 1962) Mary McCartney (born 1969) Stella McCartney (born 1971) James McCartney (born 1977) Beatrice Milly McCartney (born 2003)
Wives	Linda Eastman (1941–1998; married 1969–1998) Heather Mills (born 1968; married 2002–2008) Nancy Shevell (born 1959; married 2011–present)
Relationships	Jane Asher (born 1946; 1963–1968)