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:

George: Put yer tongue away, it looks disgustin hangin out, all pink and naked.


George: Sorry we hurt your field, mister.


[At Scotland Yard]
John: Hold on, it's them! Only me and Paul know we're here.
George: I know we're here.


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Attended Dovedale Road Primary School (now Dovedale Road Junior School) and the Liverpool Institute High School for Boys (now the Liverpool Institute of the Performing Arts).

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).

Was actually hurt by the critical savaging of Shanghai Surprise (1986) and its subsequent financial failure, because he had very little to do with it and his name was on the film. In later years he said that his songs were the victims of the film's failure.

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