In 1970, the final single The Beatles released before announcing their breakup failed to hit No. 1 because of an actor George Harrison disliked. Harrison was no fan of actor Lee Marvin or the film that won him an Oscar. It likely stung, then, when the song “Wanderin’ Star” blocked “Let It Be” from hitting No.1 in the U.K.
The Beatles’ George Harrison said he never liked this actor
While The Beatles were in California, Harrison and John Lennon tried to convince their bandmates to try LSD. While Paul McCartney refused, the others spent their day swimming in the pool and trying to avoid the attention of reporter Don Short. Later in the day, they viewed a screening of the film Cat Ballou.
“The movie was put on, and — of all things — it was a drive-in print of Cat Ballou,” Harrison said in The Beatles Anthology. “The drive-in print has the...
The Beatles’ George Harrison said he never liked this actor
While The Beatles were in California, Harrison and John Lennon tried to convince their bandmates to try LSD. While Paul McCartney refused, the others spent their day swimming in the pool and trying to avoid the attention of reporter Don Short. Later in the day, they viewed a screening of the film Cat Ballou.
“The movie was put on, and — of all things — it was a drive-in print of Cat Ballou,” Harrison said in The Beatles Anthology. “The drive-in print has the...
- 2/15/2024
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
I always warn my students* to avoid listening to veteran hacks who talk about the golden age of journalism. But I admit I'm not immune to doing it myself and I also enjoy reading old friends' reminiscences - some of which I even recognise to have been true.
The latest example is an interview on The Surrey Edit site with the former Daily Mirror show business writer, Don Short, renowned for his story-getting abilities.
The piece began badly by wrongly stating that the Mirror's 5m circulation in the 1960s was "more than all the other newspapers put together." How ridiculous.
Fortunately, after that glitch - which was surely not Don's fault - it got much better.
Don told of coining the term "Beatlemania" (it certainly made its first appearance in the Mirror in 1963) though I didn't realise he was the author.
Anyway, here's a glimpse into Don's past (and the...
The latest example is an interview on The Surrey Edit site with the former Daily Mirror show business writer, Don Short, renowned for his story-getting abilities.
The piece began badly by wrongly stating that the Mirror's 5m circulation in the 1960s was "more than all the other newspapers put together." How ridiculous.
Fortunately, after that glitch - which was surely not Don's fault - it got much better.
Don told of coining the term "Beatlemania" (it certainly made its first appearance in the Mirror in 1963) though I didn't realise he was the author.
Anyway, here's a glimpse into Don's past (and the...
- 3/26/2014
- by Roy Greenslade
- The Guardian - Film News
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