In 1969, the musical group the Lennon Sisters starred in their own variety show, "Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters Hour." Six weeks before the show premiered on August 12, the sisters were forced to deal with the shooting death of their father, William, by a deranged fan, Chet Young (a stalker who believed himself to be married to Peggy and that the father stood in the way and had to be eliminated.) Lying in wait, Young shot Mr. Lennon in the parking lot of the (Penmar Golf Course) and two months later used the same gun to commit suicide. The sisters discovered an unopened letter having a cutout of Bill, a picture of a gun pointed at his head, and the words "High Noon" (the time of the murder). (Source, Dr. Doreen Orion, I Know You Really Love Me) In the wake of the murder, "Jimmy Durante Presents The Lennon Sisters Hour" lasted one season before it was cancelled by ABC.
Actually, he was murdered at a long-gone driving range on Lincoln Blvd. next to Marina Del Rey (right where the Marina Freeway terminates), not at Penmar Golf Course.
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