Facts about George Harrison

Born: Feb. 25, 1943

Died: Nov. 29, 2001 (age 58), from cancer

Marriages: Pattie Boyd, Jan. 21, 1966-1977 (Paul McCartney was best man), Olivia Trinidad Arias, Sept. 2, 1978-Nov. 29, 2001 (George’s death)

Children: Dhani Harrison, born Aug. 1, 1978

•The Harrison-written “Here Comes the Sun” is the most downloaded Beatles song on iTunes.

•George played 26 instruments, including the guitar, sitar, violin, piano, harmonica, autoharp, glockenspiel, African drum, ukulele and mandolin.

•George suffered injuries in December 1999 when an intruder broke into his home and stabbed him more than 40 times.

•George wrote “All Those Years Ago” as a tribute to John after Lennon’s murder in 1980. The song featured vocal contributions from Paul and Linda McCartney and a drum part from Ringo.

•In 1978, Harrison formed HandMade Films. The most notable HandMade movies are the Monty Python films, 127 Hours and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

•Two and a half weeks before his death, George had lunch with Paul and Ringo.

•Eric Clapton fell in love with George’s first wife, Pattie Boyd, in the early 1970s and wrote “Layla” about her. Pattie eventually married Clapton in 1979 (although they divorced in 1989). Through it all, George and Clapton remained friends and jokingly called each other “husbands-in-law.”