George Harrison Overview:

Legendary actor, George Harrison, was born on Feb 25, 1943 in Liverpool, Merseyside. Harrison died at the age of 58 on Nov 29, 2001 in Beverly Hills, CA and was cremated and his ashes scattered in the Ganges River in India.

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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Recording. Harrison was never nominated for an Academy Award.

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George Harrison Quotes:

Ringo: [George runs into Ringo in the hallway] Hey, do you know what happened to me?
George: No, I don't.
[Ringo walks on]


George: Sorry we hurt your field, mister.


George: I'm always getting winked at these days. It used to be you didn't it Paul?


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George Harrison Facts
Through good friend, Eric Clapton, Delaney Bramlett introduced him to playing slide guitar, which he would use after The Beatles.

Overcame both hepatitis in the mid-1970s (which caused a delay in the release of his album "Thirty-Three and 1/3"), and a cocaine addiction in the early 1980s.

First musician of the pop era to introduce the sitar when he played it on "Norwegian Wood" from the The Beatles' album "Rubber Soul" (1965). This was the first time the Indian instrument had been played on a pop single. Rivals The Rolling Stones soon followed with sitar accompaniment on their hit "Paint It Black" (1966).

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