George

  1. George was born on the 25th February 1943.
  2. He sadly died on the 29th November 2001.
  3. George had embraced Hare Krishna in 1969.
  4. When he died, his ashes were scattered in the river Ganges in line with Hindu tradition.
  5. After the Beatles, George founded supergroup The Travelling Wilburys.
  6. In December of 1999, a man broke into George’s home and stabbed him seven times - including through one of his lungs.
  7. George married twice - first in 1966 to Pattie Boyd, then in 1978 to Olivia Trinidad Arias.
  8. He loved gardening, and fabulously restored the gardens of his English manor house called Friar Park.
  9. In 1978, George changed career direction and became a film producer. His production company was called HandMade Films.
  10. When he was 16, George tried (and failed) to convince his family to emigrate to Canada, Malta or Australia.