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Born February 25, 1943 • Liverpool • England
Died November 29, 2001 (aged 58) • Los Angeles • California
Awards And Honors Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (2004) • Grammy Award (2003) • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1988) • Grammy Award (1972) • Grammy Award (1970)

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Black-and-white publicity still from Help! (1965) showing George Harrison playing guitar in the foreground and Ringo Starr at the drums in the background.
The Beatles perform on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1964; Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and John Lennon sing and play guitars at the front, with Ringo Starr on drums in the back.
George Harrison, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and John Lennon seated together and smiling at the UNICEF Gala in Paris, with two men in suits behind them.
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The Beatles, from left: George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, and John Lennon, stand together in matching collarless grey suits, smiling for a photo in 1963.
John Lennon plays guitar while Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and manager Brian Epstein relax together in a Paris hotel room with a table of food in the foreground.
Paul McCartney, John Lennon, and George Harrison of The Beatles perform with instruments and microphones on the rooftop of Apple Corps in London, with amplifiers and cables around them.
Publicity still from A Hard Day's Night showing the Beatles-Ringo Starr, George Harrison, John Lennon, and Paul McCartney-standing in suits beside a train.
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