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4, including Zak Starkey. Maureen Starkey Tigrett (born Mary Cox; 4 August 1946 – 30 December 1994), also known as Mo Starkey, was a hairdresser from Liverpool, England, best known as the first wife of Ringo Starr, the Beatles ' drummer. When she was a trainee hairdresser in Liverpool, she met him at the Cavern Club, where the Beatles were ...
May 18, 2022 · Starr married his first wife, Maureen Starkey, in 1965 after Maureen found out she was pregnant, and the two remained together for a decade, producing children Zak, Jason, and Lee. Ringo admitted to not being around very much during his children's lives, saying he had been absent, partly due to his drinking, according to The Independent.
Jan 1, 1995 · Maureen Starkey Tigrett, former wife of the Beatles' drummer, Ringo Starr, died on Friday of complications arising after a bone-marrow transplant for treatment for leukemia, hospital officials said.
Jan 1, 1995 · Mrs. Tigrett was born Mary Cox in Liverpool, England, where the Beatles began in the early 1960s. Shortly after starting work as a hairdresser, she changed her name to Maureen. She was 15 when she met her first husband, Richard Starkey - better known as Ringo Starr - at Liverpool's Cavern Club in 1962. They married in 1965 and divorced in 1975.
Oct 16, 2022 · Maureen Starkey Tigrett and Ringo Starr’s children have grown up to have children of their own. Zak Starkey became a father of two, the first Beatle grandchild in 1985. Like his own dad, Zak is a professional drummer — although it isn’t Starr who inspired him.
Maureen Starkey Tigrett, née Mary Cox (4 August 1946–30 December 1994) was the first wife of Ringo Starr, the drummer of the Beatles. Mary "Maureen" Cox was born on August 4, 1946 in Liverpool, England, the only child of Florence and Joseph Cox. She left school at 14, beccame a hairdresser, and changed her name to Maureen but was "Mo" to her friends. Maureen loved the new hot Merseybeat ...
Starr wrote the Abbey Road hit, “Octopus’s Garden” and lent vocals to “With a Little Help from My Friends” and “Yellow Submarine.” While some may call Ringo Starr the forgotten Beatle, we disagree! However, there is one figure of Beatles history who is often overlooked: Starr’s first wife, Maureen Starkey Tigrett (née Maureen Cox.)
