George Harrison And Ringo Starr

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George Harrison And Ringo Starr
One hundred and forty 35mm colour transparencies, the shots taken by John Paignton during the unveiling of Wonderwall at the Cannes Film Festival, May, 1968, subjects include:
-- Portraits of Ringo Starr amongst the crowds at the beach
-- Ringo and Maureen Starr with George and Patti Harrison at the première of Wonderwall
-- Harrison arriving on a motor yacht, posing for the press on a jetty and mingling with journalists on a beach
-- Roman Polanski and Sharon Tate at the première of Wonderwall
-- Portraits of film director Dick Lester at a beach restaurant
-- Shots of crowds, scenes and characters at Cannes; and a quantity of 16mm film clips taken by Paignton at the same occasions similarly showing the première of Wonderwall, Starr and Harrison on the beach

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Literature

LEWISOHN, Mark The Beatles 25 Years In The Life, London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1987, pp.103-4

Lot Essay

George Harrison recorded the soundtrack for the 1968 film Wonderwall. He and Patti Harrison, Ringo and Maureen Starr participated in the Cannes Film Festival between May 15th-19th, 1968, attending the world première for Wonderwall on May 17th, 1968.

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