George Harrison
George Harrison, MBE (February 25, 1943 – November 29, 2001) was an English rock guitarist, singer-songwriter, actor and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. Often referred to as "the quiet Beatle", Harrison became over time an admirer of Indian mysticism, and introduced it to the other Beatles, as well as those of their Western audience. Following the band's break-up, he had a successful career as a solo artist and later as part of the Traveling
Harrison embraced Indian culture and Hinduism in the mid 1960s, and helped expand Western awareness of sitar music and of the Hare Krishna movement. With Ravi Shankar he organised a major charity concert with the 1971 Concert for Bangladesh.
Besides being a musician, he was also a record producer and co-founder of the production company HandMade Films. In his work as a film producer, he collaborated with people as diverse as the members of Monty Python and Madonna. He was married twice, to model Pattie Boyd from 1966 to 1974, and for 23 years to record company secretary Olivia Trinidad Arias, with whom he had one son, Dhani Harrison. He was a close friend of Eric Clapton. He is the only Beatle to have published an autobiography, with I Me Mine in 1980. Harrison died of lung cancer in 2001.
Born
Feb 25, 1943
Liverpool, England, UK
Died
Nov 29, 2001
Known For
Acting
Movies
254 acting
57 crew
Popularity
2.2
Known For
Life of Brian
1979
as Mr. Papadopolous (uncredited)
Shanghai Surprise
1986
as Nightclub Singer
A Hard Day's Night
1964
as George
Yellow Submarine
1968
as George (uncredited)
Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed
2013
as (Archive footage)
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
2016
as Self (Archive Footage)
Naqoyqatsi
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Help!
1965
as George
Take Your Pills
2018
as Self (archive footage)
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
1978
as Self (archive footage)
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