Annette Walter-Lax
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Annette Walter-Lax is a Swedish
former fashion model
.
from 1974 until his death in 1978. The two met in the summer of 1974, after a photographer asked Annette if she wanted to meet a "real drummer". Keith forced Annette to give up her modeling career like he did with his ex-wife, Kim Kerrigan
.
In 1975 the couple moved to Los Angeles
and bought a house in Malibu; they spent three years there before returning to England
.
Once in London
, Moon began renting Harry Nilsson
's flat at 12 Curzon Place. Around this time he began telling everyone that he and Annette were going to be married, but there was never any official engagement.
She appeared in the cover of Moon's Two Sides of the Moon
.
The couple were Paul McCartney
's guests at a film preview of The Buddy Holly Story
on the evening of 6 September 1978. After dining with Paul and Linda McCartney
, Annette and Keith returned to their flat, where he died of an overdose of Clomethiazole (Heminevrin), a medication he was taking as part of a program to wean him off alcohol. She was distraught and inconsolable at his death, and was heavily sedated during the funeral service, reportedly collapsing at the Garden of Remembrance.
She said later that it was her understanding that Moon was going to propose to her on the day of his death.
Walter-Lax began dating British television actor Gareth Hunt
. They married in the early 1980s and had a son, Oliver.
She has lived with her son in Stockholm
since her divorce from Hunt, who died in 2007.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
former fashion model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
.
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Annette Walter-Lax modeled in the 1970s and dated Keith MoonKeith Moon
Keith John Moon was an English musician, best known for being the drummer of the English rock group The Who. He gained acclaim for his exuberant and innovative drumming style, and notoriety for his eccentric and often self-destructive behaviour, earning him the nickname "Moon the Loon". Moon...
from 1974 until his death in 1978. The two met in the summer of 1974, after a photographer asked Annette if she wanted to meet a "real drummer". Keith forced Annette to give up her modeling career like he did with his ex-wife, Kim Kerrigan
Kim McLagan
Kim McLagan, née Maryse Elizabeth Patricia Kerrigan, was a model during the 1960s; she later became a cosmetologist...
.
In 1975 the couple moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
and bought a house in Malibu; they spent three years there before returning to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Once in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Moon began renting Harry Nilsson
Harry Nilsson
Harry Edward Nilsson III was an American singer-songwriter who achieved the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. On all but his earliest recordings he is credited as Nilsson...
's flat at 12 Curzon Place. Around this time he began telling everyone that he and Annette were going to be married, but there was never any official engagement.
She appeared in the cover of Moon's Two Sides of the Moon
Two Sides of the Moon
Two Sides of the Moon is the only solo album from the primary drummer from The Who, Keith Moon. Rather than using the album as a chance to showcase his legendary drumming skill, Moon chose to sing on all the songs, and play drums only on "Crazy Like a Fox", "The Kids Are Alright" and "Move Over Ms....
.
The couple were Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
's guests at a film preview of The Buddy Holly Story
The Buddy Holly Story
The film was adapted by Robert Gittler from Buddy Holly: His Life and Music, the biography of Holly by John Goldrosen. It was directed by Steve Rash.-Plot:...
on the evening of 6 September 1978. After dining with Paul and Linda McCartney
Linda McCartney
Linda Louise McCartney, Lady McCartney was an American photographer, musician and animal rights activist. Her father and mother were Lee Eastman and Louise Sara Lindner Eastman....
, Annette and Keith returned to their flat, where he died of an overdose of Clomethiazole (Heminevrin), a medication he was taking as part of a program to wean him off alcohol. She was distraught and inconsolable at his death, and was heavily sedated during the funeral service, reportedly collapsing at the Garden of Remembrance.
She said later that it was her understanding that Moon was going to propose to her on the day of his death.
Walter-Lax began dating British television actor Gareth Hunt
Gareth Hunt
Alan Leonard Hunt was an English actor, known as Gareth Hunt, best remembered for playing the footman Frederick Norton in Upstairs, Downstairs and Mike Gambit in The New Avengers.-Early life:...
. They married in the early 1980s and had a son, Oliver.
She has lived with her son in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
since her divorce from Hunt, who died in 2007.