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Paul McCartney
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Paul McCartney

Actor · born June 18, 1942

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Sir James Paul McCartney is an English musician and songwriter. He gained global fame with the Beatles, for whom he was the bassist and keyboardist, and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon.

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Milestones, by age

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  1. 28Received the Academy Award for Best Original ScoreApril 15, 1971
  2. 31Notable work: Band on the RunDecember 5, 1973
  3. ~48Received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award1990
  4. ~55Named Knight Bachelor1997
  5. ~57Named Rock and Roll Hall of Fame1999
  6. ~76Received the Wolf Prize in Arts2018

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